farthest

UK /ˈfɑːðɪst/ US /ˈfɑɹðɪst/

adj 1adv 1

Collocations

ADJ.

arabic, outer, right

VERB + FARTHEST

approaching, came, line, means, uses, went

FARTHEST + NOUN

cape, country, galaxies, headland, i've, location, mosque, planet

PREP.

from, from, in, in, on

ADV.

away, away, ever, soberly

Definitions

adj

Alternative form of furthest. (See also usage notes at further.)

Away on the farthest cape or headland of the long islet, on a strip of turf beyond the last rank of roses, the duellists had already crossed swords.

They gathered soberly in the farthest recess of the ward and gossiped about him in malicious, offended undertones, rebelling against his presence as a ghastly imposition and resenting him malevolently for the nauseating truth of which he was bright reminder.

adv

Alternative form of furthest. (See also usage notes at further.)

Thesaurus

Synonyms

adjective — (comparatives of `far') most remote in space or time or orde

farthermost
furthermost
furthest
utmost
uttermost

adverb — to the greatest distance in space or time (`farthest' is use

furthest

adverb — to the greatest degree or extent or most advanced stage (`fu

furthest

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

Away on the farthest cape or headland of the long islet, on a strip of turf beyond the last rank of roses, the duellists had already crossed swords.

Wiktionary

People came from the farthest country.

Tatoeba · #270404

Neptune is the farthest planet from the Sun.

Tatoeba · #3123446

Arkhangelsk is the farthest of the farthest places you can imagine.

Tatoeba · #4543296

The inner planets are closest to the sun. The outer planets are farthest away from the sun.

Tatoeba · #6294038

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