far

Pronunciation: [fɑ:]

Average Rank: 367

Chinese Translation (中文翻译)
Source: ECDICT

a. 远的, 久远的, 遥远的 adv. 甚远地, 很, 到很深的程度, 到很远的距离

Detailed Explanations:
  • a. located at a great distance in time or space or degree
  • s. being of a considerable distance or length
  • s. being the animal or vehicle on the right or being on the right side of an animal or vehicle
  • s. beyond a norm in opinion or actions
ECDICT Dictionary Data
Collins Rating: ★ ★ ★ ★ ★
Oxford 3000
Difficulty: BASIC
Exam Tags: zk gk
Word Forms:
Comparative: further
Superlative: furthest

Word Frequency Rankings

Wikipedia
#451

Formal, encyclopedic, and academic usage

Percentile: 95.5% (Top 95.5% most frequent)
95.5%

Out of 10,000 words in the Wikipedia corpus

TV & Movie Scripts
#458

Conversational and colloquial usage

Percentile: 95.4% (Top 95.4% most frequent)
95.4%

Out of 10,000 words in the TV & Movie Scripts corpus

Project Gutenberg
#191

Classical and literary usage

Percentile: 98.1% (Top 98.1% most frequent)
98.1%

Out of 10,000 words in the Project Gutenberg corpus

Insights

This word appears in 3 corpus/corpora, showing its usage across academic, conversational, and literary contexts.

Usage pattern: Most frequent in Wikipedia, making it particularly important for that context.

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