by far

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by far

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  1. idiomatic To a considerably large extent, easily. Paris is by far the largest city in France.

    Similar: all day, by a long chalk, by a long shot, by a wide margin, by some distance, far and away, by a long way, by far and away

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prep_phrase to a large extent

Españolde lejos, con creces, con mucho, por mucho, con diferencia, por mucho margen
中文遠遠地 /远远地 yuǎnyuǎn de
Portuguêsde longe, disparado
Françaisde loin, loin s'en faut, tant s'en faut
Deutschmit Abstand, bei Weitem, weitaus
Italianodi gran lunga
Ελληνικάκατά πολύ katá polý, μακράν makrán
Românăde departe
Русскийнесомне́нно nesomnénno

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@misc{by_far_2026,
  title = {by far},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/by%20far},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}