afar

[ uh-fahr ]

/ əˈfɑr /

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adverb

from, at, or to a distance; far away (usually followed by off): He saw the castle afar off.

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Idioms about afar

from afar, from a long way off: The princess saw him riding toward her from afar.

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

Words nearby afar

A.F.A., AFAB, AFAIK, fair shake, a, A.F.A.M., afar, a far cry, far cry from, a, Farewell to Arms, A, Afars and the Issas, fate worse than death, a

Other definitions for afar (2 of 2)

Afar

[ ah-fahr ]

/ ˈɑ fɑr /

noun, plural A·fars, A·fa·ra

[uh-fahr-uh], /əˈfɑr ə/, (especially collectively) A·far for 1.

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

the Northern Cushitic language spoken by the Afars.

Also called Danakil.

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How to use afar in a sentence

From afar their lives look lush and full, surrounded by beautiful people in beautiful places, simply because the job demands it.
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They can also be delayed to accommodate the needs and considerations of close relatives traveling in from afar.
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The program was initially approved in 2016 as a way to dim lights from afar and save on energy costs while counting cars and collecting environmental data.
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You can also look for local businesses you can support from afar, or see if you can volunteer for a non-profit like the Red Cross.
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With employees working remotely for the last several months and productivity levels still on par with normal in-person activities, agency executives say that they are changing their minds on having employees work from afar.
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The team tracked individuals from afar to get a sense of their behavior.
Mongooses, Meerkats, and Ants, Oh My! Why Some Animals Keep Mating All in the Family|Helen Thompson|December 29, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“Letters to Afar” demonstrates how ordinary the victims were.
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If ever there was a time for a show like “Letters to Afar” to be shown in Budapest, it is now.
In Hands of Hungarian Artist, Jewish Home Movies of the ’30s a Warning of Coming Holocaust|Daniel Genis|October 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
But the big question, of course, was how closely Russia watched from afar.
Shocked by Ukraine Violence, NATO Prepares to Face Down Putin|Leo Cendrowicz|October 12, 2014|DAILY BEAST
On May 20, a pickup truck drove to an Iraqi army checkpoint in the city of Tal Afar.
Iran Says It’s Under Attack by ISIS|Jassem Al Salami|October 9, 2014|DAILY BEAST
They sat in the hall and cried; the black-haired boy looking on from afar.
Kipling Stories and Poems Every Child Should Know, Book II|Rudyard Kipling
At this point Harry entered and stood afar off, eying Punch, a disheveled heap in the corner of the room, with disgust.
Kipling Stories and Poems Every Child Should Know, Book II|Rudyard Kipling
In France these reports would have been impersonal messages arriving from afar.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I|Ian Hamilton
All who are in him, though once like those, who were sometimes afar off, are made nigh by his blood.
The Ordinance of Covenanting|John Cunningham
Behold these shall come from afar, and behold these from the north and from the sea, and these from the south country.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various

British Dictionary definitions for afar

afar

/ (əˈfɑː) /

adverb

at, from, or to a great distance

noun

a great distance (esp in the phrase from afar)

Word Origin for afar

C14: a fer, altered from earlier on fer and of fer; see a- ², far

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