Phrase guide

how far

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

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1

adv

Meaning 1

Used literally: what distance. (This entry is a translation hub.)

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adv

Meaning 2

To what extent.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Examples

  • How far can I take a complaint?

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

23 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 多遠 /多远 (duō yuǎn) — what distance
  • Finnish: miten kauas — what distance
  • Finnish: miten pitkällä — what distance
  • Finnish: miten pitkälle — what distance
  • Finnish: kuinka kauas — what distance
  • Finnish: kuinka pitkällä — what distance
  • Finnish: kuinka pitkälle — what distance
  • French: jusqu'à quel point — what distance
  • French: jusqu'où — what distance
  • Georgian: რამდენად შორს (ramdenad šors) — what distance
  • Hungarian: until which point) meddig — what distance
  • Hungarian: at what distance) milyen messze/messzire — what distance
  • Italian: fin dove — what distance
  • Khmer: ចម្ងាយប៉ុន្មាន (cɑmngaay ponmaan) — what distance
  • Latin: quousque — what distance
  • Vietnamese: bao xa — what distance
  • Chinese Mandarin: 多少 (duōshao) — to what extent
  • Chinese Mandarin: 到什麼程度 /到什么程度 — to what extent
  • Chinese Mandarin: 到什么程度 (dào shénme chéngdù) — to what extent
  • Finnish: missä määrin — to what extent
  • Hungarian: mennyire — to what extent
  • Hungarian: mennyiben — to what extent
  • Hungarian: milyen mértékben — to what extent