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Definition: FAR OFF |
FAR OFF1. (a) At a great distance, absolutely or relatively. (b) Distant in sympathy or affection; alienated. ``But now, in Christ Jesus, ye who some time were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ.'' --Eph. ii. 13. |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Distance | Adverb: far off, far away; afar, afar off; off; away; a long way off, a great way off, a good way off; wide away, aloof; wide of, clear of; out of the way, out of reach; abroad, yonder, farther, further, beyond; outre mer, over the border, far and wide, "over the hills and far away "; from pole to pole; (over great space); to the uttermost parts, to the ends of the earth; out of hearing, nobody knows where, a perte de vue, out of the sphere of, wide of the mark; a far cry to. |
Adjective: distant; far off, far away; remote, telescopic, distal, wide of; stretching to; Verb: yon, yonder; ulterior; transmarine, transpontine, transatlantic, transalpine; tramontane; ultramontane, ultramundane; hyperborean, antipodean; inaccessible, out of the way; unapproached, unapproachable; incontiguous. | |
Error | In error, under an error; Noun: mistaken; Verb: tripping; Verb: out, out in one's reckoning; aberrant; beside the mark, wide of the mark, wide of the truth, way off, far off; astray; (at fault); on a false scent, on the wrong scent; in the wrong box, outside the ballpark; at cross purposes, all in the wrong; all out. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: FAR OFF |
| Specialty definitions using "FAR OFF": Stentorophonic Voice ♦ Wat. (references) |
| Etymologies containing "FAR OFF": Telpher. (references) |
| Domain | Usage | |
Lyrics | How far off I sat and wondered (Night Moves; performing artist: BOB SEGER; writing credit: Bob Seger) | |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | ||
| Thumbnail | Description & Credit | ![]() | A good view of the whole west side of New Bedford Harbor. At the bottom of the image is I95 and in the far off distance one of the contamination sources can be seen. Credit: NOAA Restoration Center. |
Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits. | |||
| Author | Quotation |
Confucius | Good government obtains when those who are near are made happy, and those who are far off are attracted. |
Johann Friedrich Von Schiller | Lose not yourself in a far off time, seize the moment that is thine. |
Samuel Johnson | Where secrecy or mystery begins, vice or roguery is not far off. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | |
| Title | Author | Quote |
Emma | Austen, Jane | They are not far off. |
Scarlet Letter | Hawthorne, Nathaniel | She is not far off. |
Les Miserables | Hugo, Victor | He was far off and merged in the blackness of the place. |
Gulliver's Travels | Swift, Jonathan | The seamen at their landing observed my canoe, and rummaging it all over, easily conjectured that the owner could not be far off. |
Walden | Thoreau, Henry David | Where I lived was as far off as many a region viewed nightly by astronomers. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
Expressions using "FAR OFF": be far off ♦ far off from ♦ not far off. Additional references. | |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. |
| The following statistics estimate the number of searches per day across the major English-language search engines as identified by various trade publications. Hyperlinks lead to commercial use of the expression at Amazon.com. |
| Expression | Frequency per Day |
far off place | 21 |
dream far off seems that wishing | 4 |
far off place movie | 3 |
far off track | 3 |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
| Language | Translations for "FAR OFF"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Albanian | larg (afar, afield, apart, away, clear, distant, far, far away, off, wide), i largët (distant, far, faraway, long run, odd, off, out of the way, outer, remote, removed, slight, vague, way out). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Bulgarian | отколешен, отдалечен (back, distant, far, faraway, inland, off, out, out of the way, outlandish, outlying, remote, removed, ulterior, unget-at-able). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Czech | odlehlý (abstruse, far flung, out of the way, out of way, outlying, remote). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | loitolla (at a distance, far away), kaukana (a long way off, at a great distance, far, in the distance), etäälle (far), etäällä (far). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
French | lointain (far, faraway), au loin (far away), éloigné. (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
German | fern (afar, aloof, distant, far, faraway, long distance, remote). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Greek | μακρινόσ (distant, far, remote). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hebrew | "רחק (afar, far, far away, stand clear). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Hungarian | távoli (beyond the mark, distant, far, faraway, far-off, off, outlying, remote, removed). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Indonesian | awang-awang (atmosphere, dizzi, up in the air). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Italian | molto (a great deal of, a great many, a great quantity of, a lot of, deep, extremely, far, great, greatly, hard, heavily, highly, jolly, long, lots of, many, mighty, much, plenty, pretty, quite, sight, sorely, strongly, very, very much, widely), lontano (a long way, absent, afar, aloof, apart, away, back, distant, distantly, faint, far, far afield, faraway, in the distance, off, remote, slight, way, wide). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 遥かに (by far, far, far and away, in the distance, long ago), 遥か (distant, far, far-away, remote). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | はるかに (by far, far, far and away, in the distance, long ago), はるか (distant, far, far-away, remote). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | arfay offay departe (aloof, apart, away, far, far away, far out, off, out, remotely). (various references) отдаленный (abstracted, distant, faraway, far-off, out, out of the way, outlying, out-of-the-way, remote). (various references) udaljen (distant, farther, farthest, out of the way, outlying, remote, removed), dalek (alien, aloof, far, far flung, faraway, farther, remote, removed). (various references) remoto (ancient, distant, far, faraway, lonely, outside, remote, removed), lejano (distant, far, faraway, farther, out of the way, outlying, remote, vital). (various references) frånvarande (absent, absent minded, absentee, absently, dreamy, faraway, preoccupied), drömmande (dreamy, faraway), avlägsen (distant, far, far away, far out, faraway, far-off, out of the way, outlying, outlying land, remote, removed). (various references) uzun (extended, faraway, interminable, Lang, lengthy, long, long-, macro-, maxi-, prolix, prolonged, tall), uzakta (afar, aloof, at a distance, away, clear, distant, far, far away, in the distance, insofar, off, out), uzak (a long way off, afar, aloof, away, back, distant, far, far away, faraway, insofar, off, out of the way, outlandish, outlying, recluse, remote, standoffish), dalgın (absent, absent minded, abstracted, deep, distrait, dreamy, engrossed, far away, faraway, glassy, lost, meditative, moony, pensive, plunged in thought, preoccupied, reflective, ruminant, ruminative, self-absorbed, stargazer, thoughtful, unheedful, vacant, vacuous, vague, wandering, wistful, woolgathering), dalıp gitmiş (faraway, ruminant, self-absorbed), ırak (distant, far, far away, Iraq, Iraqi). (various references) віддалений (abstracted, away, back, distant, far, in the distance, off, out, out of the way, outlying, remote, secluded, wide). (various references) pellhau (put far off, remove far off). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Language | Period | Translations |
| Latin | 500 BCE-Modern | longinqua, longinquae, longinquam, longinquo, longinquum, procul. (various references) |
| Source: compiled by the editor from various references. | ||
| Language | Date | Source | Acts Chapter 2, Verse 39 |
| Greek (transliterated) | 250 BC | Septuagint | Umin gar estin h epaggelia kai toiV teknoiV umwn kai pasin toiV eiV makran osouV an proskaleshtai kurioV o qeoV hmwn |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Vobis enim est repromissio et filiis vestris et omnibus qui longe sunt quoscumque advocaverit Dominus Deus noster |
| Old English | 990 | West Saxon | Þis gehat is for eow and eowrum bearnum and for eallum þe feore sind"for eallum þe Drihten ure God aweccð." |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | For the biheest is to you, and to youre sones, and to alle that ben fer, which euer oure Lord God hath clepid. |
| Renaissance English | 1526 | Tyndale | For ye promyse was made vnto you and to youre chyldre and to all that are afarre even as many as ye Lorde oure God shall call. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | For the promise is unto you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the LORD our God shall call. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | For the promise is to you, and to your children, and to all that are afar off, even as many as the Lord our God shall call. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | For the word of God is for you and for your children and for all those who are far off, even all those who may be marked out by the Lord our God. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |||
| Language | Acts Chapter 2, Verse 39 |
| Albanian | Sepse premtimi është për ju dhe për bijtë tuaj dhe për gjithë ata që janë larg, për ata që Zoti, Perëndia ynë, do t'i thërrasë''. |
| Cebuano | Kay ang saad alang kaninyo ug sa inyong mga anak ug sa tanan nga atua sa halayo, sa matag-usa nga pagatawgon sa Ginoo nga atong Dios." |
| Croatian | Ta za vas je ovo obeæanje i za djecu vašu i za sve one izdaleka, koje pozove Gospodin Bog naš." |
| Danish | Thi for eder er Forjættelsen og for eders Børn og for alle dem, som ere langt borte, så mange som Herren vor Gud vil tilkalde." |
| Dutch | Want u komt de belofte toe, en uw kinderen, en allen, die daar verre zijn, zo velen als er de Heere, onze God, toe roepen zal. |
| Finnish | Sillä teille ja teidän lapsillenne tämä lupaus on annettu ja kaikille, jotka kaukana ovat, ketkä ikinä Herra, meidän Jumalamme, kutsuu." |
| French | Car la promesse est pour vous, pour vos enfants, et pour tous ceux qui sont au loin, en aussi grand nombre que le Seigneur notre Dieu les appellera. |
| German | Denn euer und eurer Kinder ist diese Verheißung und aller, die ferne sind, welche Gott, unser HERR, herzurufen wird. |
| Haitian Creole | Paske pwomès la, Bondye fè l' pou nou, pou pitit nou yo, pou tout moun ki byen lwen, pou tout moun Bondye, Mèt nou, va rele vin jwenn li. |
| Hungarian | Mert néktek lett az ígéret és a ti gyermekeiteknek, és mindazoknak, kik messze vannak, valakiket csak elhív magának az Úr, a mi Istenünk. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Sebab yang dijanjikan oleh Allah itu adalah untukmu dan keturunanmu serta untuk orang-orang yang berada di tempat-tempat yang jauh--yaitu semua orang yang dipanggil oleh Allah Tuhan kita untuk datang kepada-Nya." |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | Karena bagi kamulah Perjanjian itu dan bagi anak-anakmu, dan bagi sekalian orang yang jauh-jauh, seberapa banyak yang akan dipanggil masuk oleh Allah, Tuhan itu." |
| Italian | Per voi infatti è la promessa e per i vostri figli e per tutti quelli che sono lontani, quanti ne chiamer il Signore Dio nostro». |
| Latvian | Jo solîjums pieder jums un jûsu bçrniem, un visiem, kas tâlu ir, kurus Kungs, mûsu Dievs, vçl aicinâs. |
| Maori | Ki a koutou hoki, ki a koutou tamariki, te kupu homai, ki te hunga katoa ano o tawhiti, ki nga mea e karangatia e te Ariki, e to tatou Atua, ki a ia. |
| Norwegian | For løftet hører eder til og eders barn og alle dem som er langt borte, så mange som Herren vår Gud kaller til. |
| Rumanian | Cqci fqgqduinya aceasta este pentru voi, pentru copiii vowtri, wi pentru toyi cei ce sknt departe acum, kn orickt de mare numqr ki va chema Domnul, Dumnezeul nostru.`` |
| Shuar | Yus Tímia nuka atumin Túramprume. Atumí Uchiríncha tura Ashí arant matsatainia nunasha tawai. Kame ii Yusri aentsun untsuktaj tusa wakerana nuna tawai" Tímiayi. |
| Spanish | Porque la promesa es para vosotros, para vuestros hijos y para todos los que están lejos, para todos cuantos el Señor nuestro Dios llame. |
| Swahili | Maana, ahadi ile ilikuwa kwa ajili yenu, kwa ajili ya watoto wenu, kwa ajili ya wote wanaokaa mbali; na kwa ajili ya kila mtu ambaye Bwana Mungu wetu atamwita kwake." |
| Swedish | Ty eder gäller löftet och edra barn, jämväl alla dem som äro i fjärran, så många som Herren, vår Gud, kallar." |
| Uma | Apa' Alata'ala mojanci kanawai' -nata Inoha' Tomoroli', pai' hi muli-muli-ta, duu' rata hi tauna to molaa. Pojanci Alata'ala toe, bate bagia hawe'ea tauna to nakio' Pue' -ta Pue' Ala jadi' topetuku' -na." |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-f-f-f-o-r" | |
-2 letters: faro, fora, raff. | |
-3 letters: aff, arf, far, for, fro, oaf, oar, off, ora. | |
-4 letters: ar, fa, of, or. | |
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