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Definition: Far And Near |
Far And NearAdverb1. Over great areas or distances; everywhere; "he traveled far and wide"; "the news spread far and wide"; "people came from far and near"; "searched for the child far and near". Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved. |
Synonym: Far And NearSynonym: far and wide (adv). (additional references) |
| Context | Synonyms within Context (source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus). |
Space | Adverb: extensively; Adjective: wherever; everywhere; far and near, far and wide; right and left, all over, all the world over; throughout the world, throughout the length and breadth of the land; under the sun, in every quarter; in all quarters, in all lands; here there and everywhere; from pole to pole, from China to Peru, from Indus to the pole, from Dan to Beersheba, from end to end; on the face of the earth, in the wide world, from all points of the compass; to the four winds, to the uttermost parts of the earth. |
| Source: adapted from Roget's Thesaurus. | |
Crosswords: Far And Near |
| Specialty definitions using "far and near": Abracadabra. (references) |
| Domain | Title |
Books | |
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| Subject | Topic | Quote |
Lexicography | Devil's Dictionary | ABRACADABRA. By Abracadabra we signify An infinite number of things. 'Tis the answer to What? and How? and Why? And Whence? and Whither? -- a word whereby The Truth (with the comfort it brings) Is open to all who grope in night, Crying for Wisdom's holy light. Whether the word is a verb or a noun Is knowledge beyond my reach. I only know that 'tis handed down. From sage to sage, From age to age -- An immortal part of speech! Of an ancient man the tale is told That he lived to be ten centuries old, In a cave on a mountain side. (True, he finally died.) The fame of his wisdom filled the land, For his head was bald, and you'll understand His beard was long and white And his eyes uncommonly bright. Philosophers gathered from far and near To sit at his feat and hear and hear, Though he never was heard To utter a word But "Abracadabra, abracadab, Abracada, abracad, Abraca, abrac, abra, ab!" 'Twas all he had, 'Twas all they wanted to hear, and each Made copious notes of the mystical speech, Which they published next -- A trickle of text In the meadow of commentary. Mighty big books were these, In a number, as leaves of trees; In learning, remarkably -- very! He's dead, As I said, And the books of the sages have perished, But his wisdom is sacredly cherished. In Abracadabra it solemnly rings, Like an ancient bell that forever swings. O, I love to hear That word make clear Humanity's General Sense of Things. Jamrach Holobom |
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| Expression | Frequency per Day |
far and near | 13 |
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| Language | Translations for "far and near"; alternative meanings/domain in parentheses. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Chinese | 四面八方 (all around, in all directions). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Finnish | läheltä ja kaukaa (from far and near). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Kanji | 近 (distance, here and there, perspective). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Japanese Katakana | おち"ち (distance, here and there, perspective), え"き" (distance, here and there, perspective). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Pig Latin | arfay anday earnay pretutindeni (anywhere, everywhere, far and wide, here, in all places, throughout, wide). (various references) повсюду (abroad, all over, at every turn, everywhere, far and wide, high and low, passim). (various references) orada burada (about), her yerde (all over, at every turn, everywhere). (various references) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Language | Date | Source | Jeremiah Chapter 48, Verse 24 |
| Latin | 405 | Vulgate | Et super Carioth et super Bosra et super omnes civitates terrae Moab quae longe et quae prope sunt |
| Middle English | 1395 | Wyclif | And vp on Bethmaon, and vp on Scarioth, and vp on Bosra, and vp on alle the cites of the lond of Moab, that aferr and that nyy ben. |
| Jacobean English | 1611 | King James | And upon Kerioth, and upon Bozrah, and upon all the cities of the land of Moab, far or near. |
| Victorian English | 1833 | Webster | And upon Kerioth, and upon Bozrah, and upon all the cities of the land of Moab, far or near. |
| Basic English | 1964 | Ogden | And on Kerioth, and on Bozrah, and on all the towns of the land of Moab, far and near. |
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| Language | Jeremiah Chapter 48, Verse 24 |
| Cebuano | Ug sa Chirioth, ug sa Bosra ug sa ibabaw sa tanang mga ciudad sa yuta sa Moab, halayo kun haduol. |
| Croatian | Kerijot, Bosru i nad sve gradove zemlje moapske, daleke i blize. |
| Danish | Kerijot, Bozra og alle Byer i Moabs Land fjernt og nær. |
| Dutch | En over Kerioth, en over Bozra; ja, over alle steden van Moabs land, die verre en die nabij zijn. |
| Finnish | Kerijotille, Bosralle ja kaikille Mooabin maan kaupungeille, kaukaisille ja läheisille. |
| French | Sur Kerijoth, sur Botsra, Sur toutes les villes du pays de Moab, Éloignées et proches. |
| German | Karioth, Bozra und über alle Städte im Lande Moab, sie liegen fern oder nahe. |
| Indonesian-Bahasa Sehari-hari | Keriot, dan Bozra. Semua kota Moab, jauh dan dekat, telah dihukum. |
| Indonesian-Terjemahan Lama | dan atas Keriot dan atas Bozra dan atas segala negeri di tanah Moab, yang jauh dan yang hampir itu. |
| Maori | Ki Kerioto, ki Potora, ki nga pa katoa o te whenua o Moapa, ki nga mea i tawhiti, ki nga mea e tata ana. |
| Norwegian | og over Kerijot og over Bosra og over alle byene i Moabs land, fjernt og nær. |
| Portuguese | sobre Queriote, e Bozra, e todas as cidades da terra de Moabe, as de longe e as de perto. |
| Rumanian | peste Cheriiot, peste Boyra, peste toate cetqyile din yara Moabului, fie depqrtate, fie apropiate. |
| Russian | Й ОБ лЕТЙПЖ, Й ОБ чПУПТ, Й ОБ ЧУЕ ЗПТП"Б ЪЕНМЙ нПБЧЙФУЛПК, "БМШОЙЕ Й 'МЙЦОЙЕ. |
| Spanish | sobre Queriot, sobre Bosra y sobre todas las ciudades de la tierra de Moab; las de lejos y las de cerca. |
| Swedish | över Keriot och Bosra och över alla andra städer i Moabs land, vare sig de ligga fjärran eller nära. |
Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits. | |
Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams | |
| Words within the letters "a-a-a-d-e-f-n-n-r-r" | |
-4 letters: afeard, darner, errand, fanned, fanner, fraena, randan. | |
-5 letters: anear, arena, darer, denar, drear, fader, faena, farad, fared, farer, frena, radar, rared, redan, reran. | |
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