far vs near

Definitions

adjective

1. being the animal or vehicle on the right or being on the right side of an animal or vehicle
2. beyond a norm in opinion or actions
3. located at a great distance in time or space or degree
4. being of a considerable distance or length

adverb

1. to a considerable degree; very much
2. at or to a certain point or degree
3. remote in time
4. at or to or from a great distance in space
5. to an advanced stage or point

Examples

The warden of prisons was contacted for information on the convict's behavior on the chain gang, or in a few cases on the State Farm.

As far back as the 1920s, it was an easy getaway for Hollywood types looking for a little privacy; and this golden era lives on at select spots.

Chlorophyll is only one of several pigments found in plants, but it is by far the most important.

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Definitions

adjective

1. giving or spending with reluctance
2. with or in a close or intimate relationship
3. being on the left side
4. very close in resemblance
5. closely resembling the genuine article

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adverb

1. (of actions or states) slightly short of or not quite accomplished; all but
2. near in time or place or relationship

verb

1. move towards

Examples

This came out of an investigation he was carrying out into when a ternary quartic form could be represented as the sum of five fourth powers of linear forms.

If there was any hope of holding on to even a shred of her dwindling self-respect, she should do exactly what she knew Margo would do—close the laptop, take her de-scrunchied, perfumed, and nearly thonged self down to the nearest club, pick up the first passably good-looking stranger who asked her to dance, and bring him back to the apartment for some safe but anonymous sex.

He called the foiled butt "Really juicy and nearly perfect.

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