from+afar

  • 21afar — I. adverb Etymology: Middle English afer, from on fer at a distance and of fer from a distance Date: 14th century from, to, or at a great distance < roamed afar > II. noun Date: 14th century a great distance < saw him from afar > …

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  • 22afar — a|far [əˈfa: US əˈfa:r] adv literary [Date: 1300 1400; Origin: a + far] from afar from a long distance away ▪ I saw him from afar …

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  • 23afar — a|far [ ə far ] adverb at a distance: from afar (=from a distance): He could only admire her from afar …

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  • 24afar — adverb from afar literary from a long distance away: I saw him from afar …

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  • 25afar — UK [əˈfɑː(r)] / US [əˈfɑr] adverb at a distance from afar (= from a distance): He could only admire her from afar …

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  • 26afar — adv. from afar * * * [ə fɑː] from afar …

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  • 27afar — a•far [[t]əˈfɑr[/t]] adv. from, at, or to a distance; far away (often fol. by off): He saw the castle afar off[/ex] • from afar Etymology: 1125–75; ME a fer, on ferr. See a I, far …

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  • 28afar — adv 1.(usu. fol. by off) far away, abroad, at a distance, a long way off, far off, far afield, far and wide, away, beyond range, out of range; remote, distant, beyond, yonder; over the hills and far away. n 2. from afar from a long way off, from&#8230; …

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  • 29afar — adverb /ʌˈfaɹ/ At, to, or from a great distance; far away. He was seen from afar …

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  • 30afar — [əˈfɑː] adv from afar literary from a distance[/ex] …

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