Afar
/əˈfɑːr/
adverbBeginner📊CommonDistance
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Definitions
1
At or to a great distance.
/əˈfɑːr/
adverbneutralBeginner
Distance
The ship sailed afar.
💡 Simply: Very far away.
More Examples
2
From afar, the town looked peaceful.
How It's Used
Literature
"He could see the city lights afar."
Descriptive Writing
"The mountains loomed afar, majestic and silent."
From Old English *afār, from Proto-Germanic *afara, literally "from far".
The word 'afar' has been used since Old English times to describe distance, with its usage consistently emphasizing remoteness and vastness.
Memory tip
Think of 'a far' distance.
Word Origin
Original meaning
"from far"
from afarseen afar
Common misspellings
afarrea far
Practice
Usage
15%Spoken
85%Written