: remote in time or space

Examples of far-off in a Sentence

many a young person has joined the military with the hope of traveling to far-off places the impossibility of predicting what life will be like in the far-off future
Recent Examples on the Web Apple emphasized privacy and security during its presentation, noting most AI functions will be done on the phone, keeping inputs away from a far-off server cloud. Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 11 June 2024 The lens snaps from near to distant subjects without hesitation on the a7R IV and takes just a split-second to go from a far-off subject to a close one. PCMAG, 6 June 2024 In Death’s End, Cheng’s former schoolmate Yun Tianming falls ill with cancer and uses an unexpected windfall to buy a star in a far-off galaxy for Cheng, whom he’s long carried a torch for. Zing Tsjeng, Vulture, 22 Mar. 2024 Americans have long pinned these abuses to far-off regimes and distant times: Nazi Germany, Pinochet’s Chile, the Soviet Union. Ana Raquel Minian, TIME, 30 May 2024 This far-off perspective is captured by the S-matrix. Quanta Magazine, 23 May 2024 This transit is all about exploring intriguing and unusual ideas, whether that means traveling to far-off countries or returning to school to further your education. Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 22 Mar. 2024 Drastically smaller data centers can be placed close to their target applications, rather than being in some far-off football-stadium-size facility. Anna Herr, IEEE Spectrum, 15 May 2024 But the departure cannot happen as, lying in a far-off forest is Nam’s father, a soldier, whose remains they’re compelled to find. Patrick Frater, Variety, 11 May 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of far-off was in the 15th century

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“Far-off.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/far-off. Accessed 18 Jun. 2024.

Kids Definition

far-off

adjective
ˈfär-ˈȯf
: remote in time or space

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