Phrase guide

by far

prep_phrase · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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prep_phrase

Meaning 1

To a considerably large extent, easily.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic

Examples

  • Paris is by far the largest city in France.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adverb

Meaning 2

by a considerable margin

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • she was by far the smartest student
  • it was far and away the best meal he had ever eaten

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: far and away, out and away

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

No etymology was provided for this word.

Across languages

Translations

43 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Catalan: de molt — to a large extent
  • Chinese Mandarin: 遠遠地 /远远地 (yuǎnyuǎn de) — to a large extent
  • Czech: zdaleka — to a large extent
  • Dutch: verreweg — to a large extent
  • Dutch: lang — to a large extent
  • Faroese: nógv — to a large extent
  • Faroese: so nógv — to a large extent
  • Finnish: ylivoimaisesti — to a large extent
  • Finnish: selvästi — to a large extent
  • French: de loin — to a large extent
  • French: loin s'en faut — to a large extent
  • French: tant s'en faut — to a large extent
  • German: mit Abstand — to a large extent
  • German: bei Weitem — to a large extent
  • German: weitaus — to a large extent
  • Greek: κατά πολύ (katá polý) — to a large extent
  • Greek: μακράν (makrán) — to a large extent
  • Ancient Greek: ὄχα (ókha) — to a large extent
  • Icelandic: lang- — to a large extent
  • Icelandic: langsamlega — to a large extent
  • Italian: di gran lunga — to a large extent
  • Polish: zdecydowanie — to a large extent
  • Portuguese: de longe — to a large extent
  • Portuguese: disparado — to a large extent
  • Romanian: de departe — to a large extent
  • Russian: несомне́нно (nesomnénno) — to a large extent
  • Spanish: de lejos — to a large extent
  • Spanish: con creces — to a large extent
  • Spanish: con mucho — to a large extent
  • Spanish: por mucho — to a large extent
  • Spanish: con diferencia — to a large extent
  • Spanish: por mucho margen — to a large extent
  • Spanish: por amplio margen — to a large extent
  • Spanish: lejos (Arg.) — to a large extent
  • Swedish: med marginal — to a large extent
  • Swedish: i särklass — to a large extent
  • Turkish: açık ara — to a large extent
  • Ukrainian: безсумні́вно (bezsumnívno) — to a large extent
  • Ukrainian: без су́мніву (bez súmnivu) — to a large extent
  • Ukrainian: на сього́дні (na sʹohódni) — to a large extent
  • Ukrainian: на да́ний моме́нт (na dányj momént) — to a large extent
  • Welsh: o lawer — to a large extent
  • Welsh: o bell ffordd — to a large extent