far afield

fɑːr əˈfiːld

Definition

Definition of far afield - Reverso English Dictionary

Adverb

distanceat a great distance from a place

They traveled far afield to find new markets.

distantly

far away

remotely

topic

distant from the main topic or subject

His thoughts wandered far afield during the lecture.

irrelevant

off-topic

unrelated

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Expressions with far

far cry

thing very different from something else

Her new job is a far cry from her old one.

far removed

adj.

very different from something else

Her lifestyle is far removed from his.

far gone

adj.

very drunk or intoxicated

He was too far gone to drive home.

as far as

prep.

indicating a specific point or limit

We walked as far as the park.

far and wide

adv.

over a great distance or large area

The news spread far and wide.

so far so good

exp.

everything is going well up to now

We've finished the first part of the project, so far so good.

Expressions with afield

farther afield

adv.

at a greater distance from home or usual place

They traveled farther afield to find new markets.

further afield

adv.

at a greater distance from a place

They decided to travel further afield for their vacation.

Examples of far afield in a sentence

Researchers have gone far afield to gather data for the study.
The conversation drifted far afield from the original topic.
Her research took her far afield from her initial hypothesis.

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French:très loin, loin du sujet, ...
German:weit entfernt, weit vom Thema ab, ...
Italian:lontano, lontano dal tema, ...
Spanish:muy lejos, por las ramas, ...
Portuguese:muito longe, ...
Chinese:远在, 偏离主题地, ...
Japanese:遠くまで, 大きく逸れて, ...
Arabic:بَعِيدًا, خَارِج نِطاق المَوْضوع, ...
Hebrew:הַרְחֵק, הָרְחֵק מֵהַנּוֹשֵׂא, ...
Russian:далеко, далеко в сторону, ...
Ukrainian:далеко, далеко від теми, ...
Hindi:बहुत दूर, विषय से भटककर, ...
Bengali:অনেক দূরে, মূল বিষয় থেকে অনেক দূরে, ...
Catalan:molt lluny, fora de tema, ...
Czech:daleko, oklikou, ...
Danish:langt væk, uden for emnet, ...
Dutch:ver weg, ver van het onderwerp, ...
Greek:πολύ μακριά, εκτός θέματος, ...
Hungarian:messzire, elkalandozva, ...
Khmer:ទៅឆ្ងាយ, ឃ្លាតឆ្ងាយពីប្រធានបទសំខាន់, ...
Korean:멀리, 주제에서 벗어나, ...
Persian:به دوردست, خارج از موضوع, ...
Polish:daleko stąd, daleko od tematu, ...
Portuguese (BR):muito longe, fora do assunto, ...
Romanian:departe, departe de subiect, ...
Swedish:långt bort, från ämnet, ...
Thai:ไปไกล, ออกนอกเรื่อง, ...
Turkish:çok uzaklara, konudan uzak, ...
Vietnamese:rất xa, lạc đề, ...

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Adverb

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