far away

See also: far-away and faraway

English

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Adjective

far away (not comparable)

  1. Alternative spelling of faraway.

Adverb

far away (comparative further away or farther away, superlative furthest away or farthest away)

  1. To or at a great distance.
    She lived far away, in a distant land.
    • 1971, Gordon A. Bennett, Ronald N. Montaperto, “Prologue: Life Before the Cultural Revolution”, in Red Guard: The Political Biography of Dai Hsiao-ai‎[1], Gloucester, Mass.: Peter Smith, published 1980, →ISBN, →OCLC, page 5:
      Most positions of leadership were in the hands of Hakkas and students from Shant’ou, since they were farthest away from home and consequently most willing to devote time to school activities.

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