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afar

adv. place
B2 Upper Intermediate US //əˈfɑɹ// UK //ɐfˈɑː// afar

adv. at a distance. You use it to describe something far away, often in a poetic or formal way.

adv. at a distance; far away. Typically used in fixed expressions or literary contexts rather than everyday speech.


SIMPLE

The mountains looked beautiful from afar.

CONTEXTUAL

The city lights looked like stars from afar.

COMPLEX

Though the two friends had not spoken in years, they remained connected in spirit, watching each other's lives unfold from afar.

Origin

From Afar qafár.

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