far
/fɑɹ/ adverb A2- To, from or over a great distance in space, time or other extent. · You have all come far and you will go further.· He built a time machine and travelled far into the future.
- Very much; by a great amount. · He was far richer than we'd thought.· The expense far exceeds what I expected.
Comparative farther · Superlative farthest
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“Is it possible the king could have condescended so far as to express himself so favorably of me?” asked the enraptured Villefort.
“Very well, as far as I could judge from the sight of him.”
Elizabeth thought this was going pretty far; and she listened with increasing astonishment as the housekeeper added, “I have never had a cross word from him in my life, and I have known him ever since he was four years old.”
“And one which will go far to efface the recollection of his father’s conduct,” added the incorrigible marquise.
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