Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Most remote or distant.
- adverb To or at the most distant or remote point.
- adverb To or at the most advanced point or stage.
- adverb By the greatest extent or degree.
from The Century Dictionary.
- Same as
furthest . - Most distant or remote; furthest: as, the farthest degree.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adverb At or to the greatest distance. See
furthest . - adjective Most distant or remote. See
furthest .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- adjective
superlative form offar : mostfar .Most distant intime ,space ordegree . - adverb
superlative form offar : mostfar . To thegreatest degree orextent , or to the most distantpoint in time or space.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adverb to the greatest degree or extent or most advanced stage (`furthest' is used more often than `farthest' in this abstract sense)
- adjective (comparatives of `far') most remote in space or time or order
- adverb to the greatest distance in space or time (`farthest' is used more often than `furthest' in this physical sense)
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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Chris Anthony, a 20-year veteran with Warren Miller films, went on what he describes as the farthest journey any Warren Miller crew has ever ventured on.
Tucson Weekly 2009
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These tend to be the more recently constructed homes built farthest from the urban centers and mass transit systems.
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Richard Abruzzo and Carol Rymer Davis were participating in the 54th Gordon Bennett Gas Balloon Race, an annual race in which teams of balloonists try to see who can fly the farthest from a set point on a maximum of about 1,000 cubic meters (35,300 cubic feet) of gas.
Richard Abruzzo And Carol Rymer Davis Missing In European Balloon Race AP 2010
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Richard Abruzzo and Carol Rymer Davis were participating in the 54th Gordon Bennett Gas Balloon Race, an annual race in which teams of balloonists try to see who can fly the farthest from a set point on a maximum of about 1,000 cubic meters (35,300 cubic feet) of gas.
U.S. Balloonists Missing Over Adriatic Sea The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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Richard Abruzzo and Carol Rymer Davis were participating in the 54th Gordon Bennett Gas Balloon Race, an annual race in which teams of balloonists try to see who can fly the farthest from a set point on a maximum of about 1,000 cubic meters (35,300 cubic feet) of gas.
Richard Abruzzo And Carol Rymer Davis Missing In European Balloon Race AP 2010
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A total of 77 crew members were taken Sunday in the hijackings 1,200 miles (1,900 kilometers) east of Somalia in the Indian Ocean – the farthest from the Somali coast pirates have ever attacked, the EU Naval Force said.
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A total of 77 crew members were taken Sunday in the hijackings 1,200 miles (1,900 kilometers) east of Somalia in the Indian Ocean – the farthest from the Somali coast pirates have ever attacked, the EU Naval Force said.
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We picked a table farthest from the music and close to an improvised bar.
Receiving end of a Mexican rodeo (recibimiento á las fiestas taurinas) 2007
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So you can see who is the farthest from the center.
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We picked a table farthest from the music and close to an improvised bar.
Receiving end of a Mexican rodeo (recibimiento á las fiestas taurinas) 2007
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