afar

¹ American  

[uh-fahr] / əˈfɑr /

adverb

1. from, at, or to a distance; far away (usually followed byoff ).

   He saw the castle afar off.

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idioms

1. from afar, from a long way off.

   The princess saw him riding toward her from afar.

Afar ² American  

[ah-fahr] / ˈɑ fɑr /

noun

plural

Afars, Afara,

plural

Afar

1. a member of a nomadic Muslim people living in Eritrea, Djibouti, and northern Ethiopia.

2. the Northern Cushitic language spoken by the Afars.

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afar British  

/ əˈfɑː /

adverb

1. at, from, or to a great distance

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noun

1. a great distance (esp in the phrase from afar )

Etymology

Origin of afar

1125–75; Middle English a fer, on ferr; replacing Old English feorran. See a- ¹ (perhaps also a- ² for the meaning “from”), far

Example Sentences

“I also proudly wear an Aldi T-shirt to support my favorite supermarket from afar.”

From The Wall Street Journal

This was not charity bestowed from afar, but mutual aid.

From Los Angeles Times

Taking care of a loved one from afar can be complicated and emotional, Joseph noted.

From MarketWatch

And geopolitical events will unfurl as we watch helplessly from afar.

From MarketWatch

“I am your son and I will love you from afar, as you wish, or be in your life as much or as little as you would like.”

From MarketWatch