By Far

Definition: By Far

By Far

Adverb

1. By a considerable margin; "she was by far the smartest student"; "it was far and away the best meal he had ever eaten".

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Synonyms: By Far

Crosswords: By Far

Tyler, you are by far the most interesting single-serving friend I've ever met see I have this thing: everything on a plane is single-serving-- (Fight Club; writing credit: Jim Uhls)

You know, with the exception of one deadly and unpredictable midget, this girl is the smallest cargo I've ever had to transport, yet by far the most troublesome. (Firefly; writing credit: John Sullivan)

When you learn to love yourself, you're better off by far. (Stay The Same; performing artist: Joey McIntyre)

Keep your girl close cause she's hit by far (Southern Hospitality; performing artist: Ludacris)

But I'm the luckiest by far (Lucky Star; performing artist: Madonna)

Too sexy by far (I'm Too Sexy; performing artist: Right Said Fred)

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Books

• The Fourth -- And by Far the Most Recent -- 637 Best Things Anybody Ever Said: Many Given Heightened Flavor by Nineteenth-Century Line Cuts (reference)

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At the New York Navy Yard, Brooklyn, New York, circa April 1898. Note battery of four 5"/40 guns located on her sides, fore and aft of the superstructure. This was by far the heaviest battery fitted to any yacht converted for Spanish-American War service. Credit: NAVY.

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The latter was by far the most showy and gallant figure, so far as apparel went, anywhere to be seen among the multitude.

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Health

The first category, called type 1, is by far the most common. (references)

Of all the avoidable risk factors for COPD, smoking is by far the most significant. (references)

At the present time, by far the largest body of data is available for biological therapy. (references)

Business

It is by far the largest market owing to its market niche. (references)

Landfilling is by far the most common type of waste disposal. (references)

Germany was by far the leader, accounting for 41% of imports. (references)

Children

Philippines

For example, the Department of Education has by far the largest budget of any cabinet department. (references)

Economic History

Vietnam

Japan is by far the largest donor country in Vietnam. (references)

South Africa

South Africa has by far the largest economy in the region. (references)

Minorities

Hungary

On this basis, minority status is granted specifically to 13 national or ethnic groups (among which the Roma are by far the most numerous). (references)

Political Economy

Netherlands

The Second Chamber is by far the more important of the two houses. (references)

RUSSIA

Past court rulings have established the principle that non-payment of wages (by far the predominant grievance) is an individual dispute and cannot be addressed collectively by unions. (references)

Women

Sweden

A third option, and by far the most common, involves settling allegations with the employee's labor union as mediator. (references)

Worker Rights

Nepal

Young women are by far the most common targets; trafficking of boys has been reported in rare instances. (references)

Uganda

In the modern sector, the Government by far is the largest employer (civil service and state-owned enterprises), and it dominates the bargaining process. (references)

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Expression using "by far": by far better. Additional references.

Czech

zdaleka (far from it, from afar, from far away). (various references)

Finnish

verrattomasti (immeasurably, incomparably, pre-eminently), verrattava (immeasurably, incomparably, pre-eminently), monin verroin (far). (various references)

German

weitaus (far, far and away). (various references)

Greek 

ασυζητητί (indisputably). (various references)

Hungarian

szembetűnően a legjobb (by far the best), messze a legjobb (best by a long chalk, by far the best, far the best, the best by a long chalk, the best by a long way), kimagaslóan a legjobb (by far the best), kiemelkedően a legjobb (by far the best). (various references)

Japanese Kanji 

遥かに (far, far and away, far off, in the distance, long ago), 飛抜けて (by all odds, far and away), � く (at a distance, distant, distant place, far away), 数等 , 優れて (conspicuously, exceedingly). (various references)

Japanese Katakana 

すぐれて (conspicuously, exceedingly), すうとう, はるかに (far, far and away, far off, in the distance, long ago), とおく (at a distance, distant, distant place, far away), とびぬけて (by all odds, far and away). (various references)

Manx

rish foddey (long since). (various references)

Pig Latin

ybay arfay

Romanian

mult (a sight, far, kindly, long, lot, Mickle, much, muckle, umpteen). (various references)

Russian 

значительно (amain, appreciably, apreciably, by long odds, considerably, far [d], far and away, materially, notably, noticeably, significantly, sizably, to a degree, tremendously, vastly). (various references)

Spanish

con mucho. (various references)

Turkish

büyük farkla (by far better, far and away, far better). (various references)

multo, multoque. (various references)

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

-1 letter: barf, bray, fray.

-2 letters: aby, arb, arf, bar, bay, bra, far, fay, fry, ray, rya, yar.

-3 letters: ab, ar, ay, ba, by, fa, ya.

+1 letter: barfly.

+2 letters: forebay.

+3 letters: forebays.

+4 letters: bifilarly, favorably, ferryboat, refutably.

+5 letters: affordably, defrayable, ferryboats, forgivably, formidably, friability, preferably, profitably, sufferably.

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