What is the meaning of farthest?

adjective

  • Located at a great distance in time or space or degree.
    • usage: "we come from a far country"; "far corners of the earth"; "the far future"; "a far journey"; "the far side of the road"; "far from the truth"; "far in the future"
  • Being of a considerable distance or length.
    • usage: "a far trek"
  • Being the animal or vehicle on the right or being on the right side of an animal or vehicle.
    • usage: "the horse on the right is the far horse"; "the right side is the far side of the horse"
  • Beyond a norm in opinion or actions.
    • usage: "the far right"
  • Comparatives of `far'. ( most remote in space or time or order)
    • usage: "had traveled to the farthest frontier"; "don't go beyond the farthermost (or furthermost) tree"; "explored the furthest reaches of space"; "the utmost tip of the peninsula"

adverb

  • To a considerable degree; very much.
    • usage: "a far far better thing that I do"; "felt far worse than yesterday"; "eyes far too close together"
  • At or to or from a great distance in space.
    • usage: "he traveled far"; "strayed far from home"; "sat far away from each other"
  • At or to a certain point or degree.
    • usage: "I can only go so far before I have to give up"; "how far can we get with this kind of argument"
  • Remote in time.
    • usage: "if we could see far into the future"; "all that happened far in the past"
  • To an advanced stage or point.
    • usage: "a young man who will go very far"
  • To the greatest distance in space or time (`farthest' is used more often than `furthest' in this physical sense. )
    • usage: "see who could jump the farthest"; "chose the farthest seat from the door"; "he swam the furthest"
  • To the greatest degree or extent or most advanced stage (`furthest' is used more often than `farthest' in this abstract sense. )
    • usage: "went the furthest of all the children in her education"; "furthest removed from reality"; "she goes farthest in helping us"
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