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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Near \Near\ (n[=e]r), adv. [AS. ne['a]r, compar. of ne['a]h
nigh. See Nigh.]
1. At a little distance, in place, time, manner, or degree;
not remote; nigh.
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My wife! my traitress! let her not come near me.
--Milton.
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2. Nearly; almost; well-nigh. ``Near twenty years ago.''
--Shak. ``Near a fortnight ago.'' --Addison.
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Near about the yearly value of the land. --Locke.
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3. Closely; intimately. --Shak.
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Far and near, at a distance and close by; throughout a
whole region.
To come near to, to want but little of; to approximate to.
``Such a sum he found would go near to ruin him.''
--Addison.
Near the wind (Naut.), close to the wind; closehauled.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]
Far \Far\, adv.
1. To a great extent or distance of space; widely; as, we are
separated far from each other.
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2. To a great distance in time from any point; remotely; as,
he pushed his researches far into antiquity.
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3. In great part; as, the day is far spent.
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4. In a great proportion; by many degrees; very much; deeply;
greatly.
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Who can find a virtuous woman ? for her price is far
above rubies. --Prov. xxxi.
10.
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As far as, to the extent, or degree, that. See As far as,
under As.
Far off.
(a) At a great distance, absolutely or relatively.
(b) Distant in sympathy or affection; alienated. ``But
now, in Christ Jesus, ye who some time were far off
are made nigh by the blood of Christ.'' --Eph. ii. 13.
Far other, different by a great degree; not the same; quite
unlike. --Pope.
Far and near, at a distance and close by; throughout a
whole region.
Far and wide, distantly and broadly; comprehensively. ``Far
and wide his eye commands.'' --Milton.
From far, from a great distance; from a remote place.
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Note: Far often occurs in self-explaining compounds, such as
far-extended, far-reaching, far-spread.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Near \Near\ (n[=e]r), adv. [AS. ne['a]r, compar. of ne['a]h
nigh. See Nigh.]
1. At a little distance, in place, time, manner, or degree;
not remote; nigh.
My wife! my traitress! let her not come near me.
--Milton.
2. Nearly; almost; well-nigh. ``Near twenty years ago.''
--Shak. ``Near a fortnight ago.'' --Addison.
Near about the yearly value of the land. --Locke.
3. Closely; intimately. --Shak.
Far and near, at a distance and close by; throughout a
whole region.
To come near to, to want but little of; to approximate to.
``Such a sum he found would go near to ruin him.''
--Addison.
Near the wind (Naut.), close to the wind; closehauled.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]
Far \Far\, adv.
1. To a great extent or distance of space; widely; as, we are
separated far from each other.
2. To a great distance in time from any point; remotely; as,
he pushed his researches far into antiquity.
3. In great part; as, the day is far spent.
4. In a great proportion; by many degrees; very much; deeply;
greatly.
Who can find a virtuous woman ? for her price is far
above rubies. --Prov. xxxi.
10.
As far as, to the extent, or degree, that. See As far as,
under As.
Far off.
(a) At a great distance, absolutely or relatively.
(b) Distant in sympathy or affection; alienated. ``But
now, in Christ Jesus, ye who some time were far off
are made nigh by the blood of Christ.'' --Eph. ii. 13.
Far other, different by a great degree; not the same; quite
unlike. --Pope.
Far and near, at a distance and close by; throughout a
whole region.
Far and wide, distantly and broadly; comprehensively. ``Far
and wide his eye commands.'' --Milton.
From far, from a great distance; from a remote place.
Note: Far often occurs in self-explaining compounds, such as
far-extended, far-reaching, far-spread.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]
far and near
adv : 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" [syn: far and wide]
From English-Hungarian FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.2.1 : [ freedict:eng-hun ]
far and near /fˈɑːɹ and nˈiə/
1. mindenütt
2. mindenhol
From Stardic English-Chinese Dictionary : [ stardic ]
远近，到处，四面八方
From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary : [ xdict ]
远近,到处
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