to see afar off

  • 1see — vb 1 See, behold, descry, espy, view, survey, contemplate, observe, notice, remark, note, perceive, discern can all mean to take cognizance of something by physical or sometimes mental vision. See, the most general of these terms, may be used to… …

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  • 2afar — /euh fahr /, adv. 1. from, at, or to a distance; far away (usually fol. by off): He saw the castle afar off. n. 2. from afar, from a long way off: The princess saw him riding toward her from afar. [1125 75; ME a fer, on ferr; r. OE feorran. See A …

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  • 3afar — /əˈfa / (say uh fah) adverb Also, afar off. 1. far away; at or to a distance: he saw the plane afar off. –phrase 2. from afar, from a distance: he came from afar. {Middle English a fer. See a 1, far} …

  • 4afar — a•far [[t]əˈfɑr[/t]] adv. from, at, or to a distance; far away (often fol. by off): He saw the castle afar off[/ex] • from afar Etymology: 1125–75; ME a fer, on ferr. See a I, far …

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  • 5off — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adv. away, at a distance. adj. disconnected, discontinued; in error, mistaken; tainted, rank, stale, high; substandard, below par, not up to scratch. See distance, separation, deterioration, inferiority …

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  • 6afar — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adv. at or from a distance, afar. Ant., near. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. far off, remote, far away; see distant 1 …

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  • 7Tal Afar — Infobox Settlement official name = Tal Afar other name = Tal Afar native name = ArB|تلعفر or تل عفر nickname = settlement type = motto = imagesize = image caption = Tal Afar Castle flag size = image seal size = image shield = shield size = city… …

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  • 8forelócian — wv/t2 to look forward, look into the distance, have a view, look out, look, see; To look out, to watch, be on the watch; To look or see to beforehand, to exercise foresight, to look out for, take care of, provide for any thing; to see afar off,… …

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  • 92 Peter 1 — 1 Simon Peter, a servant and an apostle of Jesus Christ, to them that have obtained like precious faith with us through the righteousness of God and our Saviour Jesus Christ: 2 Grace and peace be multiplied unto you through the knowledge of God,… …

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  • 10Revelation 18 — 1 And after these things I saw another angel come down from heaven, having great power; and the earth was lightened with his glory. 2 And he cried mightily with a strong voice, saying, Babylon the great is fallen, is fallen, and is become the… …

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