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We have found that where science has progressed the farthest, the mind has but regained from nature that which the mind put into nature.
Arthur Eddington

Meaning of "farthest" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD FARTHEST

Ferthest, from fertherfurther.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF FARTHEST

farthest  [ˈfɑːðɪst] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FARTHEST

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Farthest can act as an adjective and an adverb.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

The adverb is an invariable part of the sentence that can change, explain or simplify a verb or another adverb.

WHAT DOES FARTHEST MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of farthest in the English dictionary

The first definition of farthest in the dictionary is to or at the greatest distance in space or time. Other definition of farthest is most distant in space or time. Farthest is also most extended.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH FARTHEST


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ˈeɪˌlɪst
alchemist
ˈælkəmɪst
artist
ˈɑːtɪst
assist
əˈsɪst
based
beɪst
exist
ɪɡˈzɪst
forest
ˈfɒrɪst
furthest
ˈfɜːðɪst
greatest
ˈɡreɪtɪst
honest
ˈɒnɪst
interest
ˈɪntrɪst
latest
ˈleɪtɪst
list
lɪst
paste
peɪst
playlist
ˈpleɪˌlɪst
rathest
ˈreɪðɪst
specialist
ˈspɛʃəlɪst
taste
teɪst
tourist
ˈtʊərɪst
waste
weɪst

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FARTHEST

farrier
farrieries
farriery
farrow
farruca
farse
Farsi
farside
fart
fart about
farther
Farther India
farthermore
farthermost
farthing
farthingale
farthingland
farthingless
farthingsworth
fartlek

WORDS THAT END LIKE FARTHEST

alcahest
alkahest
barghest
behest
chest
chest-on-chest
community chest
get something off one´s chest
hest
hope chest
medicine chest
pyx chest
sea chest
steam-chest
tea chest
toolchest
toychest
treasure chest
war chest
wind chest

Synonyms and antonyms of farthest in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «FARTHEST»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «farthest» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of farthest

Translation of «farthest» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FARTHEST

Find out the translation of farthest to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of farthest from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «farthest» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

最远
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

más lejano
570 millions of speakers

English

farthest
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

सब से अधिक दूर
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الأبعد
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

дальше
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

mais distante
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

সর্বাধিক দূরবর্তী
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

le plus éloigné
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Paling jauh
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

am weitesten
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

最も遠い
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Paling adoh
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

xa nhất
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

வெகுதொலைவில்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सर्वात लांब
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

en uzak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

estremo
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

najdalej
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

далі
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

cel mai îndepărtat
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

απώτατο
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

verste
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

längst bort
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

lengst
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of farthest

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FARTHEST»

The term «farthest» is quite widely used and occupies the 36.565 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FARTHEST» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «farthest» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «farthest» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about farthest

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10 QUOTES WITH «FARTHEST»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word farthest.
1
Henry Ward Beecher
Of all the music that reached farthest into heaven, it is the beating of a loving heart.
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Anne F. Beiler
When my husband Jonas and I started Auntie Anne's in 1988, we never expected or anticipated building an international pretzel franchise. It was the farthest thing from our minds.
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Antoinette Brown Blackwell
We fully believed, so soon as we saw that woman's suffrage was right, every one would soon see the same thing, and that in a year or two, at farthest, it would be granted.
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Jonathan Brandis
I am the farthest thing from a computer genius.
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Robert Burton
Worldly wealth is the Devil's bait; and those whose minds feed upon riches recede, in general, from real happiness, in proportion as their stores increase, as the moon, when she is fullest, is farthest from the sun.
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Dale Carnegie
Take a chance! All life is a chance. The man who goes farthest is generally the one who is willing to do and dare.
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Dale Carnegie
The person who goes farthest is generally the one who is willing to do and dare. The sure-thing boat never gets far from shore.
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William Dampier
In the road ships must ride in 30, 40, or 50 fathom water, not above half a mile from the shore at farthest: and if there are many ships they must ride close one by another.
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Paul Dirac
Pick a flower on Earth and you move the farthest star.
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Arthur Eddington
We have found that where science has progressed the farthest, the mind has but regained from nature that which the mind put into nature.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FARTHEST»

Discover the use of farthest in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to farthest and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Farthest Away Mountain
From Dakin’s bedroom window, the farthest-away mountain looks quite close, its peak capped with pink and purple and green snow rising above the pine wood just beyond the village.
Lynne Reid Banks, 2013
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The Farthest Shore
The National Book Award–winning third novel in the renowned Earthsea series from Ursula K. LeGuin. In this third book in the Earthsea series, darkness threatens to overtake Earthsea: The world and its wizards are losing their magic.
Ursula K. Le Guin, 2012
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Farthest North: The Epic Adventure of a Visionary Explorer
When it became clear that they would miss the pole, Nansen and companion Hjalmar Johansen struck off by themselves. Racing the shrinking pack-ice, they attempted, by dog-sled, to go "farthest north.
Fridtjof Nansen, 2008
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Beyond the Farthest Star: A Novel
Beyond the Farthest Star tells the tale of a father desperate to reconnect with his daughter and regain the love of his wife. In it he discovers that reconciliation and trust begin, not with words, but with the revelation of the heart.
Bodie and Brock Thoene, 2012
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The Farthest Place: The Music of John Luther Adams
The first critical anthology of an important and singular contemporary composer
Bernd Herzogenrath, 2012
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Farthest North
In 1893 Nansen set sail in the Fram, a ship specially designed and built to be frozen into the polar ice cap, withstand its crushing pressures, and travel with the sea's drift closer to the North Pole than anyone had ever gone before.
Fridjtof Nansen, 2000
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Farthest from the Sun: The Planet Neptune
Don't bother searching the night sky for Neptune without a telescope. It's the only planet that can't be seen with the naked eye. Explore the planet farthest from the sun in this book about Neptune.
Caroline Arnold, 2008
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The Farthest Shores of Ursula K. Le Guin
An examination of Le Guin's career, from her obscure beginnings in the science fiction magazines to her rapid rise to the top in the 1970's.
George Edgar Slusser, 1976
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The Farthest Seeking
Jenneth and Diccon, the twin offspring of Doyce and Jenret, join their elderly Aunt Mahafny on a desperate winter quest into the wilds of Marchmont in order to prolong the life of the ailing ghatt Saam, but their journey is threatened by ...
Gayle Greeno, 2000
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Farthest Star
There was no shortage of danger on Cuckoo. 20,000 light years away, the enormous flat surface of Cuckoo travelling at one-sixth the speed of light aimed arrow-straight at the galaxy.
Frederik Pohl, Jack Williamson, 2013

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FARTHEST»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term farthest is used in the context of the following news items.
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What's Cooking: Lobster Pizza
Lift up the edge farthest from yourself and slide your fingers under the dough. Move to the direct zone of your grill and place the bottom edge of ... «WHDH-TV, Jul 15»
2
New Horizons will fly past Pluto with plenty from Colorado on board
It's crazy to think that the software I wrote is running and almost at the farthest planet," she said. "We're going to be getting awesome discoveries ... «The Denver Post, Jul 15»
3
While you sleep, WSDOT road crews prepare your commute
... beyond, the WSDOT asks drivers to slow down, watch for crews, and when you see them, move over to the lanes farthest from the workers. «KIRO Seattle, Jul 15»
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Jury finds Matusiewiczes guilty
"We have now taken this act to its farthest point," Assistant U.S. Attorney Jamie McCall said after the verdict. U.S. Attorney Charles M. Oberly III, ... «The News Journal, Jul 15»
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Can Adam Dunn's homer-into-Ohio-River feat be repeated?
I think because I was really in shock that I actually hit it because I was sitting on a change-up. It's hard to say it's not the farthest, because of how ... «Cincinnati.com, Jul 15»
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The California State Fair: Exciting New Attractions and Familiar Old …
Dogs from all over California compete for the longest and farthest jump at the Splash Dogs Dock. Fair-goers can also get in on the fun by ... «FOX40, Jul 15»
7
Time to Tackle Rare Earth's Toxic Underbelly
... from Unknown Fields Division, an NGO that has a track record of going to the farthest flung regions of the world to uncover hidden secrets. «Huffington Post, Jul 15»
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PADRES: Murphy always prepares, even if the wins aren't piling up yet
SAN DIEGO – Every morning after a home game, Pat Murphy slides into the farthest vacant booth in the downstairs restaurant at the Omni Hotel ... «Press-Enterprise, Jul 15»
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Cache Gran Fondo continues to draw cyclists
Fondo race director Troy Oldham gives a prize to the rider from the farthest away, and the first year that person was from Atlanta. The next year ... «The Herald Journal, Jul 15»
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Riding the bus with Gary Winslow: 'The unlikely hero'
... man stumbling into the shelter, too drunk to mind where he was stepping as he shuffled his way to the seat farthest from where I was sitting. «Detroit Metro Times, Jul 15»

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