Afar
[ə'fɑː]
Definition
(adv.) (old-fashioned) at or from or to a great distance; far; 'we traveled afar'; 'we could see the ship afar off'; 'the Magi came from afar'.
Inputed by Eunice--From WordNet
Definition
(adv.) At, to, or from a great distance; far away; -- often used with from preceding, or off following; as, he was seen from afar; I saw him afar off.
Edited by Everett
Synonyms and Synonymous
ad. Far off, long way off, afar off, wide away, a great way off, at a distance, to or from a distance.
Typist: Rachel
Synonyms and Antonyms
SYN:Abroad, away, aloof
ANT:Near, at_home, close
Checked by Leon
Definition
adv. from a far distance (usually preceded by from): to a distance (usually followed by off).
Edited by Constantine
Examples
- The body is brought and the pyre fired, and then for ten days the warriors built a mighty mound to be seen afar by the traveller on sea or land. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- The Quiet Woman Inn was visible on the low margin of the heath in one direction, and afar on the other hand rose Mistover Knap. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- Would not love see returning penitence afar off, and fall on its neck and kiss it? George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- A walk was in itself a new enjoyment to him, and one that had rarely diversified his life afar off. Charles Dickens. Little Dorrit.
- Miss Kate decided that she was 'odd', but rather clever, and smiled upon her from afar. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
- And between them and the white-haired man afar off, was the one small link, that they had once looked in at him through the chinks in the wall. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- Sunlight, wind, stream, commerce, political relations come from afar and lead the thoughts afar. John Dewey. Democracy and Education.
- Our deeds still travel with us from afar, And what we have been makes us what we are. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- Divers young ladies watched them afar off, but ventured not nigh. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- They spoke to me from afar off. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- For, there was something coming in the echoes, something light, afar off, and scarcely audible yet, that stirred her heart too much. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- But the first boy seems to me a mighty creature, dwelling afar off, whose giddy height is unattainable. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- I fear that will never be, she said, looking afar with her beautiful stormy eyes. Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- A great many men, when they smell battle afar off, chafe to get into the fray. Ulysses S. Grant. Personal Memoirs of U. S. Grant.
- Jo went prepared to bow down and adore the mighty ones whom she had worshiped with youthful enthusiasm afar off. Louisa May Alcott. Little Women.
Checker: Sumner