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Far vs Afield - What's the difference?

far | afield |

As adverbs the difference between far and afield

is that far is distant in space, time or degree while afield is away (from the home or starting point, physical or conceptual); usually preceded by far (or farther, further).

As an adjective far

is remote in space.

As a noun far

is spelt (type of wheat).

far

English

(wikipedia far)

Adjective

(en-adj)
  • Remote in space.
  • Remote in time.
  • Long.
  • More remote or longer of two.
  • * , chapter=19
    • , title= The Mirror and the Lamp , passage=At the far end of the houses the head gardener stood waiting for his mistress, and he gave her strips of bass to tie up her nosegay. This she did slowly and laboriously, with knuckly old fingers that shook.}}
  • Extreme.
  • Widely different in nature or quality; opposite in character.
  • * F. Anstey
    • He was far from ill looking, though he thought himself still farther.
  • (computing, not comparable) Outside the currently selected segment in a segmented memory architecture.
    • Antonyms
    * (remote in space) close, near

    Derived terms

    * afar * as far as * by far * faraway * far from * far off * how far * so far * thus far

    Adverb

    (en-adv)
  • Distant in space, time or degree.
  • :
  • *
  • *:It was not far from the house; but the ground sank into a depression there, and the ridge of it behind shut out everything except just the roof of the tallest hayrick. As one sat on the sward behind the elm, with the back turned on the rick and nothing in front but the tall elms and the oaks in the other hedge, it was quite easy to fancy it the verge of the prairie with the backwoods close by.
  • To or from a great distance, time, or degree.
  • :
  • (lb) Very much.
  • :
  • *{{quote-news, year=2012, date=May 5, author=Phil McNulty, work=BBC Sport
    • , title= Chelsea 2-1 Liverpool , passage=The Reds were on the back foot early on when a catalogue of defensive errors led to Ramires giving Chelsea the lead. Jay Spearing conceded possession in midfield and Ramires escaped Jose Enrique far too easily before scoring at the near post with a shot Reina should have saved.}}

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • Spelt (type of wheat).
  • A young pig, or a litter of pigs.

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    afield

    English

    Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • away (from the home or starting point, physical or conceptual); usually preceded by far (or farther, further).
  • *1999 Jacob S. Hacker, The Road to Nowhere: The Genesis of President Clinton's Plan for Healthy Security [ISBN 0691005281], p.118:
  • *:Whether things could have been different is an open question, and one that would take us far afield from the focus of this book.
  • *2002 Philip F. Esler, The Early Christian World [ISBN 0203470621], p.3:
  • *:There were Christians developing notable traditions somewhat away from the Mediterranean and outside the Roman empire, in places like Armenia, or even further afield , in India
  • On the field.
    • We now have both teams afield and can begin the match.

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