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afar
1[ uh-fahr ]
adverb
- from, at, or to a distance; far away (usually followed by off ):
He saw the castle afar off.
Afar
2[ ah-fahr ]
noun
- a member of a nomadic Muslim people living in Eritrea, Djibouti, and northern Ethiopia.
- the Northern Cushitic language spoken by the Afars.
afar
/ əˈɑː /
adverb
- at, from, or to a great distance
noun
- a great distance (esp in the phrase from afar )
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of afar1
Idioms and Phrases
- from afar, from a long way off:
The princess saw him riding toward her from afar.
Example Sentences
The warm spell is expected to give a temporary boost to nature as migratory birds arrive from afar and butterflies stretch their wings.
When I think of the most fashionable women I’ve known or admired from afar, they rarely chase trends.
He reminded us, as priests and bishops, that our calling is not from afar but from within the lives of those we serve.
Exiled by Astoria to the garage, Hampton fabricates his special drill as the family watches from afar.
Comedian Whitney Cummings remembers watching Knox’s story from afar as it unfolded, long before their eventual friendship.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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