The difference between Far and Near
When used as nouns, far means spelt (a type of wheat, triticum spelta), especially in the context of roman use of it, whereas near means the left side of a horse or of a team of horses pulling a carriage etc.
When used as adverbs, far means distant in space, time or degree, whereas near means having a small intervening distance with regard to something.
When used as adjectives, far means distant, whereas near means physically close.
Near is also preposition with the meaning: close to, in close proximity to.
Near is also verb with the meaning: to come closer to.
check bellow for the other definitions of Far and Near
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Far as an adjective (obsolete, Scotland, Northern England):
Distant.
Examples:
"A far land."
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Far as an adjective:
Remote in space.
Examples:
"He went to a far country."
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Far as an adjective:
Remote in time.
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Far as an adjective:
Long.
Examples:
"It was a far adventure, full of danger."
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Far as an adjective:
More remote or longer of two.
Examples:
"He moved to the far end of the state. She remained at this end."
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Far as an adjective:
Extreme.
Examples:
"We are on the far right on this issue."
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Far as an adjective:
Widely different in nature or quality; opposite in character.
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Far as an adjective (computing, not comparable):
Outside the currently selected segment in a segmented memory architecture.
Examples:
"'far heap; far memory; far pointer"
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Far as an adverb:
Distant in space, time or degree.
Examples:
"My house is quite far from the beach.  nowrap The plan is good, but it is far from being flawless."
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Far as an adverb:
To or from a great distance, time, or degree.
Examples:
"You have all come far and you will go farther."
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Far as an adverb (with a comparative):
Very much.
Examples:
"He was far richer than we'd thought."
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Far as a noun:
Spelt (a type of wheat, Triticum spelta), especially in the context of Roman use of it.
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Far as a noun (UK, dialect):
A litter of piglets; a farrow.
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Near as an adjective:
Physically close.
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Near as an adjective:
Closely connected or related.
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Near as an adjective:
Close to one's interests, affection, etc.; intimate; dear.
Examples:
"a near friend"
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Near as an adjective:
Close to anything followed or imitated; not free, loose, or rambling.
Examples:
"a version near to the original"
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Near as an adjective:
So as barely to avoid or pass injury or loss; close; narrow.
Examples:
"a near escape"
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Near as an adjective (of an event):
Approaching.
Examples:
"The end is near."
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Near as an adjective:
Approximate, almost.
Examples:
"The two words are near synonyms."
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Near as an adjective (dated):
Next to the driver, when he is on foot; on the left of an animal or a team.
Examples:
"the near ox; the near leg"
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Near as an adjective (obsolete):
Immediate; direct; close; short.
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Near as an adjective (obsolete, slang):
Stingy; parsimonious.
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Near as an adverb:
Having a small intervening distance with regard to something.
Examples:
"I'm near-sighted."
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Near as an adverb (colloquial):
nearly
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Near as a preposition:
Close to, in close proximity to.
Examples:
"There are habitable planets orbiting many of the stars near our Sun."
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Near as a preposition:
Close to in time.
Examples:
"The voyage was near completion."
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Near as a verb (ambitransitive):
To come closer to; to approach.
Examples:
"The ship nears the land."
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Near as a noun:
The left side of a horse or of a team of horses pulling a carriage etc.