Synonyms for afar
| Grammar : Adv |
| Spell : uh-fahr |
| Phonetic Transcription : əˈfɑr |
Définition of afar
Origin :- contraction of Middle English of feor (late 12c.), on ferr (c.1300), from Old English feor "far" (see far); the a- representing both of and on compounds (which meant the same thing). Spelled afer in 14c.
- adv a great distance away
- The crowd surged about the ticker, and their voices came as from afar.
- Extract from : « The Spenders » by Harry Leon Wilson
- Some had evidently come from afar, for the fame of the revivalist was widespread.
- Extract from : « In the Midst of Alarms » by Robert Barr
- Even if we succeed well we do but approach towards it from afar.
- Extract from : « Albert Durer » by T. Sturge Moore
- One thing only seemed to make a signal of distress from afar.
- Extract from : « Bride of the Mistletoe » by James Lane Allen
- But the Chief of the Mountain Division who saw all from afar could say nothing.
- Extract from : « The Hammer of Thor » by Charles Willard Diffin
- You'll see, he'll soon turn up, he's got a hollow nose, he can scent the grub from afar.
- Extract from : « L'Assommoir » by Emile Zola
- Quiverings, undulations, coming from afar, flowed like a river beneath the skin.
- Extract from : « L'Assommoir » by Emile Zola
- So the man went home, and his wife and children saw him coming from afar.
- Extract from : « Cossack Fairy Tales and Folk Tales » by Anonymous
- Mackenzie saw him from afar, and was interested to note that he was not alone.
- Extract from : « The Flockmaster of Poison Creek » by George W. Ogden
- All wondered if the end had really come, or was it yet afar off?
- Extract from : « Personal Recollections of a Cavalryman » by J. H. (James Harvey) Kidd
Antonyms for afar
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