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[ adv ]
over great areas or distances; everywhere
<adv.all>
he traveled far and widethe news spread far and wide
people came from far and near
searched for the child far and near

Near \Near\ (n[=e]r), adv. [AS. ne['a]r, compar. of ne['a]h
nigh. See {Nigh}.]
1. At a little distance, in place, time, manner, or degree;
not remote; nigh.

My wife! my traitress! let her not come near me.
--Milton.

2. Nearly; almost; well-nigh. ``Near twenty years ago.''
--Shak. ``Near a fortnight ago.'' --Addison.

Near about the yearly value of the land. --Locke.

3. Closely; intimately. --Shak.

{Far and near}, at a distance and close by; throughout a
whole region.

{To come near to}, to want but little of; to approximate to.
``Such a sum he found would go near to ruin him.''
--Addison.

{Near the wind} (Naut.), close to the wind; closehauled.


Far \Far\, adv.
1. To a great extent or distance of space; widely; as, we are
separated far from each other.

2. To a great distance in time from any point; remotely; as,
he pushed his researches far into antiquity.

3. In great part; as, the day is far spent.

4. In a great proportion; by many degrees; very much; deeply;
greatly.

Who can find a virtuous woman ? for her price is far
above rubies. --Prov. xxxi.
10.

{As far as}, to the extent, or degree, that. See {As far as},
under {As}.

{Far off}.
(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.

{Far other}, different by a great degree; not the same; quite
unlike. --Pope.

{Far and near}, at a distance and close by; throughout a
whole region.

{Far and wide}, distantly and broadly; comprehensively. ``Far
and wide his eye commands.'' --Milton.

{From far}, from a great distance; from a remote place.

Note: Far often occurs in self-explaining compounds, such as
far-extended, far-reaching, far-spread.