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far-reaching

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far-reach·ing (färrchng)
adj.
Having a wide range, influence, or effect: the far-reaching implications of a major new epidemic.
far-reaching
adj
extensive in influence, effect, or range
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far-reaching
adjective extensive, important, significant, sweeping, broad, widespread, pervasive, momentous far-reaching reforms on human rights
Translations
far-reaching [ˈfɑːˈriːtʃɪŋ] ADJ [effect] → transcendental, de gran alcance
far-reaching
adj → weitreichend, weit reichend
far-reaching [ˌfɑːˈriːtʃɪŋ] adj (effect) → di larga or vasta portata
far-reaching [ˌfɑːˈriːtʃɪŋ] adj (effect) → di larga or vasta portata


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As you ascend the mountains about its shores, says he, you behold this immense body of water spreading itself before you, and stretching further and further, in one wide and far-reaching expanse, until the eye, wearied with continued and strained attention, rests in the blue dimness of distance, upon lofty ranges of mountains, confidently asserted to rise from the bosom of the waters.
The Adventures of Captain Bonneville, U.S.A., in the Rocky Mountains and the far West by Irving, Washington View in context
This last device produces an intensely brilliant far-reaching white light, but as the natural oil which it requires can only be obtained by mining in one of several widely separated and remote localities it is seldom used by these creatures whose only thought is for today, and whose hatred for manual labor has kept them in a semi-barbaric state for countless ages.
A Princess of Mars by Burroughs, Edgar Rice View in context
Miss Polly, looking out at the far-reaching valley below, thought of the changes those twenty-five years had brought to her.
Pollyanna by Porter, Eleanor H. View in context
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