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afar
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a·far  (-fär)
adv.
From, at, or to a great distance: saw it afar off; traveled afar.
n.
A long distance: Tales from afar.

[Middle English afer, from on fer, far, and from of fer, from afar, from Old English feor, far; see far.]

afar [əˈfɑː]
adv
at, from, or to a great distance
n
a great distance (esp in the phrase from afar)
[C14 a fer, altered from earlier on fer and of fer; see a-2, far]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adv.1.afar - (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"

afar
adverb a distance, a long way away a stranger who has loved her from afar for 23 years
Translations
afar [əˈfɑːʳ] ADV (liter) → lejos
from afardesde lejos
afar offa lo lejos, en lontananza(liter)

afar [əˈfɑːr] adv
from afar → de loin

afar
adv (liter)weit; from afaraus der Ferne, von weit her

afar [əˈfɑːʳ] adv (old) (liter) → lontano
from afar → da lontano

afar
adv afar [əˈfaː]
from, at or to a distance The three wise men came from afar. van ver مِن بَعِيد، عَن بُعْد далечен zdaleka, v dálce, daleko langt væk fra fern (από) μακριά lejos kaugelt, kaugel, kaugele از دور؛ با فاصله kaukaa loin מִרָחוֹק दूर से, दूर पर izdaleka messziről jauh langt að (kominn) lontano 遠くに 멀리 (iš) toli no tālienes jauh ver langt borte daleko de longe departe вдали; далеко; издалека ďaleko, zďaleka daleč izdaleka fjärran ห่างไกล uzaktan 從遠處 здаля; вдалині دور ، بعید ở xa


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