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Far and near   /fɑr ənd nɪr/   Listen
adverb
Far  adv.  
1.
To a great extent or distance of space; widely; as, we are separated far from each other.
2.
To a great distance in time from any point; remotely; as, he pushed his researches far into antiquity.
3.
In great part; as, the day is far spent.
4.
In a great proportion; by many degrees; very much; deeply; greatly. "Who can find a virtuous woman? for her price is far above rubies."
As far as, to the extent, or degree, that. See As far as, under As.
Far off.
(a)
At a great distance, absolutely or relatively.
(b)
Distant in sympathy or affection; alienated. "But now, in Christ Jesus, ye who some time were far off are made nigh by the blood of Christ."
Far other, different by a great degree; not the same; quite unlike.
Far and near, at a distance and close by; throughout a whole region.
Far and wide, distantly and broadly; comprehensively. "Far and wide his eye commands."
From far, from a great distance; from a remote place. Note: Far often occurs in self-explaining compounds, such as far-extended, far-reaching, far-spread.


Near  adv.  
1.
At a little distance, in place, time, manner, or degree; not remote; nigh. "My wife! my traitress! let her not come near me."
2.
Nearly; almost; well-nigh. "Near twenty years ago." "Near a fortnight ago." "Near about the yearly value of the land."
3.
Closely; intimately.
Far and near, at a distance and close by; throughout a whole region.
To come near to, to want but little of; to approximate to. "Such a sum he found would go near to ruin him."
Near the wind (Naut.), close to the wind; closehauled.





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"Far and near" Quotes from Famous Books



... George. "You may get in a peck of trouble that way, if this fellow happens to be that Erastus we heard about, who burned the house up in Tunica county here, and is being hunted far and near. Dangerous business, Jack." ...
— Motor Boat Boys Mississippi Cruise - or, The Dash for Dixie • Louis Arundel
... morning mist and the evening mist, as the great ships which lie on the shore of a great port loosen their prows, and loosen their sterns to push out into the great sea-plain; as the trunks of the forest trees, far and near, are cleared away by the sharp sickle, the sickle forged with fire: so that there ceased to be any offence called an offence in the court of the Sovran GRANDCHILD'S augustness to begin with, and in the countries of the four quarters of ...
— The Religions of Japan - From the Dawn of History to the Era of Meiji • William Elliot Griffis
... been high and low, my friend, broad and wide, far and near. But here is to thee in a cup of thy sack; fill thyself another to pledge me, and, if it is less than superlative, e'en drink as ...
— Kenilworth • Sir Walter Scott
... all the farmers within a reasonable distance make it a point, I suppose, to attend Brighton Fair pretty frequently, if not on business, yet as amateurs. Then there are all the cattle-people and butchers who supply the Boston market, and dealers from far and near; and every man who has a cow or a yoke of oxen, whether to sell or buy, goes to Brighton on Monday. There were a thousand or two of cattle in the extensive pens belonging to the tavern-keeper, besides many ...
— The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 17, No. 103, May, 1866 • Various
... from far and near, this was the one that gave The Dreamer most pleasure, and as for Virginia and the Mother, they read it until they knew it ...
— The Dreamer - A Romantic Rendering of the Life-Story of Edgar Allan Poe • Mary Newton Stanard


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