adv
Afar
AH-fah
adv
1
From, at, or to a great distance; far away.
"They watched the parade from afar."
"News of the victory reached even those living afar."
How to Use Afar
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA somewhat literary way of saying "far away," almost always used with "from."
When to use it
Mostly literary or poetic — in everyday speech people just say "far away."
Common pairings
from afar
seen from afar
Word Forms
Afars plural, Afar plural
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