farfar /fɑr/ adverb (farther /ˈfɑrðɚ/ or further /ˈfɚðɚ/, farthest /ˈfɑrðɪst/ or furthest /ˈfɚðɪst/) 
► far adverb
► far adverb a long distance. You use far in questions, in sentences with “not,” or with “too” or “so”: How far is it to the store? My house is not very far away. It is too far to walk. Maybe they feel sad because they are so far from home.
► a long way noun a long distance: Her house was a long way from the office where she worked. It is a long way to the next town.
► distant adjective (formal) a long distance from a place, and difficult to see or hear: I could hear the distant sound of thunder.
► faraway adjective (formal) a very long distance from a place. Faraway is used especially in stories: One day a stranger arrived from a faraway land. ➔ GRAMMAR: Faraway is always used before a noun: She told us stories about faraway places.
► remote adjective a very long distance from the nearest town or city. Remote is used about places that are difficult to get to. It sounds fairly formal: He comes from a remote village in the mountains.
► in the distance adverb a long distance from where you are. You use in the distance when you can only just see or hear something: You can see the mountains in the distance.
► nowhere near preposition a very long distance from a place. You use nowhere near when saying very strongly that two places are not near each other: Our house is nowhere near the school - it is on the other side of town.
ANTONYMS ➔ see close2