farthest

[US]/'fɑːðɪst/
[UK]/'fɑrðɪst/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adv. to the greatest distance or extent
adj. most distant; longest in time.

Phrases & Collocations

the farthest distance

Example Sentences

his record for the farthest flight.

the farthest corner of the country

the seat farthest from the door

the farthest he'll go is to admit a sort of resentment.

Their houses are the farthest / furthest from the shops.

Who can swim furthest / farthest?

Our house is the furthest / farthest from the school.

The farthest way about is the nearest way home.

the graduates who have gone the farthest in their careers

What's the farthest / furthest place you've ever been to?

The television broadcast can sent its programs to the farthest corner of the country.

At its farthest end, three glaciers meet to dump their effluvia into the milky grey glacial water, launching massive igloo icebergs into the lake with thunderous splashes.

Real-world Examples

Which of these spacecrafts has traveled the farthest?

Source: CNN 10 Student English October 2020 Collection

He lives the farthest from school, so he takes the underground.

Source: Foreign Language Teaching and Research Press Junior Middle School English

There was a contest to see who could spit a watermelon seed the farthest.

Source: VOA Let's Learn English (Level 2)

Callisto orbits Jupiter farthest out of the four biggies, almost two million km away.

Source: Crash Course Astronomy

The youngest green pea jumped out as hard as he could and went the farthest.

Source: 101 Children's English Stories

Which of these cities is located the farthest south?

Source: CNN 10 Student English March 2020 Compilation

Neptune is one of the farthest planets of the solar system.

Source: IELTS vocabulary example sentences

Ron walked to the fireside and sank into the chair farthest from Harry's, not looking at him.

Source: Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix

Which of these world capitals is located the farthest north?

Source: CNN 10 Student English February 2022 Collection

And the farthest galaxy is a trillion, trillion kilometers away.

Source: TED Talks (Audio Version) April 2015 Collection

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