Meaning

2 senses
  1. (not comparable)Distant.

    She lived in a faraway village in a faraway land.

    abgelegen, entfernt

  2. (not comparable)Not mentally present, as when daydreaming.

    There was a faraway look on his face.

    abwesend

    far removed mentally

Examples

17 sentences
  1. A good neighbor is better than a faraway brother.

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  2. One can see faraway objects with a telescope.

    Віддалені об'єкти можна побачити в телескоп.

    deMit dem Teleskop kann man ferne Dinge sehen.

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  3. The breeze whispers of faraway lands.

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  4. You are heading to a faraway place.

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  5. I am heading to a faraway place.

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Translations

5 languages
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By meaning 2
distant:
not mentally present:

Origin

Univerbation of far + away.

Univerbation of far + away.

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Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • very far away in space or time:far-off

Word family

2 related words

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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