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/fɑː(r) फ़ा(र्)/ adv. ( farther /ˈfɑːðə(r) ˈफ़ाद़(र्)/ or further /ˈfɜːðə(r) ˈफ़द़(र्)/ , farthest /ˈfɑːðɪst ˈफ़ाद़िस्ट्/ or furthest /ˈfɜːðɪst ˈफ़दिस्ट्/ )
1 (at) a distance दूर
Jaipur’s not far from here.
How far did we walk yesterday?
If we sit too far away from the screen I won’t be able to see the film.
I can’t swim as far as you.
How much further is it?
NOTE इस अर्थ में far का प्रयोग निषेधवाचक और प्रश्नवाचक वाक्यों में होता है। वाक्य स्वीकारात्मक हो तो a long way का प्रयोग होता है
—It’s a long way from here to the sea.
कुछ वाक्यों में ध्वनित अर्थ निषेध का होता है परंतु बाह्य रूप स्वीकारात्मक होता है। Far का प्रयोग उनमें हो सकता है —Let’s get a bus. It’s much too far to walk.
2 very much बहुत अधिक
She’s far more intelligent than I thought.
There’s far too much salt in this soup.
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as far as to the place mentioned but not further निर्दिष्ट स्थान तक पर आगे नहीं
We walked as far as the river and then turned back.
as/so far as used for giving your opinion or judgement of a situation किसी स्थिति के विषय में अपनी राय देने के लिए प्रयुक्त; जहाँ तक
... As far as I know, she’s not coming, but I may be wrong.
So far as school work is concerned, he’s hopeless.
As far as I’m concerned, this is the most important point.
As far as I can see, the accident was Raju’s fault, not Radha’s.
by far (used for emphasizing comparative or superlative words)] by a large amount बड़े पैमाने पर
Kamran is by far the best student in the class.
far from doing something instead of doing something (कुछ करने) के बजाय, के स्थान पर
Far from enjoying the film, he fell asleep in the middle.
far from something almost the opposite of something; not at all किसी बात से लगभग उलटा; बिलकुल भी नहीं
He’s far from happy [he’s very sad or angry].
far from it ( informal ) certainly not; just the opposite यक़ीनन नहीं; इसके एकदम विपरीत
‘Did you enjoy your holiday?’ ‘No, far from it. It was awful.’