Apr 9, 2012 · The library is far. The library is far away. I was told that far and far away are both fine and express the same meaning in the above sentences. But, I was told that only far away …

Oct 8, 2019 · "Far away" presumes you are speaking relative to your present location. Of course, if you say "far from here ", in in certain contexts that could mean the same as "far away" - for …

Far away can also sometimes have the implication of "out of reach" in some way. So if you're talking about the difference between going down the block vs. across the city, you would …

Jul 14, 2019 · In most cases they should be pretty interchangeable grammatically, but do mean slightly different things. "Far" is a description of the distance travelled, when the end point …

2 "Far" and its comparative and superlative may work with or without "away." To my ear, the "away" forms sound more common than the other, which seems old fashioned, but this …

Feb 22, 2018 · Come from far away implies were born in another country more than have just arrived from a distance, though that's really more of a convention.

Jun 5, 2019 · "Far apart" is always used when comparing two specified places or things. "Far away" can have one of the things implied, usually the speaker's or listener's location.

Mar 5, 2020 · This post is NOT duplicate of Use of 'Far' and 'Far away.'. Since the answer to that post does not mention idiomatic and far from at all, besides that post is talking about physical …

Google, Merriam-webster, and other popular online dictionaries suggest it's used to imply someone is living far away in the context of fleeing/escaping because of fear/other reasons. …

Oct 29, 2020 · The standard idiomatic usage metaphorically conflating distant in future time with spatially remote is... My birthday is a long way off We don't actually say X is far off very often …