afar

əˈfɑr

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Definition of afar - Reverso English Dictionary

Adverb

distance space

Dated

at, from, or to a great distance away

Dated

They watched the fire from afar.
The lighthouse was visible from afar.
Music drifted to us from afar.

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Expressions with afar

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admired from afar

adj.

respected or loved without direct interaction

She was admired from afar by her colleagues.

from afar

adv.

from a long distance away

She watched the parade from afar.

afar off

adv.

at a great distance from a place or person

They watched the fireworks from afar off.

Origin of afar

Old English, on + feor (far)

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distantly

adv.

from afar

from a far distance

cloud bank

weather

wall of clouds seen from afar

home automation system

connected living

setup for operating household equipment from afar, often linked together

loom

vision

vague appearance of something seen from afar

remote terminal

networking

device for accessing a network from afar

powerful

adj.

loud voice

loud and able to be heard from afar

throw signs

gangs

make a gesture of group affiliation from afar

telegnostic

adj.

knowledge from afar

pertaining to knowledge obtained from a distance

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French:au loin, ...
German:von Weitem, ...
Italian:lontano, ...
Spanish:lejos, ...
Portuguese:longe, ...
Chinese:远远地, ...
Japanese:遠く, ...
Arabic:مِن بَعيد, ...
Hebrew:מֵרָחוֹק, ...
Russian:издали, ...
Ukrainian:здалеку, ...
Hindi:दूर, ...
Bengali:দূরে, ...
Catalan:de lluny, ...
Czech:zdálky, ...
Danish:langt borte, ...
Dutch:van verre, ...
Greek:από μακριά, ...
Hungarian:messziről, ...
Khmer:ពីចម្ងាយ, ...
Korean:멀리, ...
Persian:دورادور, ...
Polish:z daleka, ...
Portuguese (BR):longe, ...
Romanian:de departe, ...
Swedish:fjärran, ...
Thai:ไกลๆ, ...
Turkish:uzaktan, ...
Vietnamese:từ xa, ...

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Definition of afar - Reverso English Dictionary

Adverb

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