The superlative form of the word far

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Now, it is time to study the comparative and superlative forms of irregular adjectives….

What is the positive and superlative of farther?

Answer: “Farther” is the comparative of “far” for matters of distance. The superlative forms of “far” follow the same pattern—”farthest” for distance, “furthest” for degree.

farthest

Adjective	Comparative	Superlative
Far	Further	The furthest
–	Farther*	The farthest*

Which is correct farthest or furthest?

“Farthest” is used as both an adjective and an adverb. If you are talking about actual distance, the word that has appropriate usage is “farthest.” “Furthest” is used to describe a greater degree.

What is the positive form of most beautiful?

Adjectives with two or more syllables do not change but instead add more to form comparatives and most to form superlatives.

• respectable – more respectable – most respectable.
• beautiful – more beautiful – most beautiful.
• preferable – more preferable – most preferable.
• hardworking – more hardworking – most hardworking.

What type of word is further?

Farther and further are comparative adverbs or adjectives. They are the irregular comparative forms of far. We use them to talk about distance.

How do you use the word further?

When used as an adverb, “further” expresses a relationship to a place or time, something additional or to a greater degree.

1. I have much further to go before I can stop for the night.
2. We need to research further into this matter.
3. He was further annoyed by a second interruption.

What type of part of speech is further?

adverb

Where do you put further in a sentence?

Further sentence example

• The assistant asked some further questions.
• Without further conversation, the Indians started down the gully.
• He offered no further information and she felt uncomfortable about asking.
• Miss Keller’s later education is easy to understand and needs no further explanation than she has given.

Can a sentence start with further?

“Further” is usually employed as an adjective that modifies a noun. For the most part, it is NOT used at the beginning of a sentence (e.g., “Without further delay.”). It is synonymous with “additional.” By contrast, “furthermore” is an adverb that doesn’t modify anything.

Can I use further as a verb?

Further can be used as a verb meaning to advance something, such as an agenda or cause, as in This will help to further our cause. As an adjective, further can mean more extended, as in further delays, or additional, as in We will hold further meetings.

What is the meaning of Despite?

1 : the feeling or attitude of despising someone or something : contempt. 2 : malice, spite. 3a : an act showing contempt or defiance. b : detriment, disadvantage I know of no government which stands to its obligations, even in its own despite, more solidly …— Sir Winston Churchill.

What is the purpose of Despite?

In each of these examples, despite is being used as if it were a conjunction, to introduce a noun clause. The function word despite is a preposition. The preposition despite is followed by a noun or a noun phrase, never a clause. Court Says Man Owes $30K Child Support Despite Proof He’s Not The Father.

What is despite an example of?

Despite is defined as not affected by or in spite of. An example of despite is when you go outside even though the fact that it is raining.

Where do we use despite?

They can all be used at the beginning or in the middle of the sentence. Despite the rain, we enjoyed the festival. We enjoyed the festival, despite the rain. The main difference between although, even though, in spite of and despite is that they are used with different structures.

Are in spite of and despite the same?

What’s the difference between despite and in spite of? The easy answer: none. Despite and in spite of, despite what you may have heard, work identically in a sentence. In other words, these two prepositions, in spite of what you may have heard, are basically identical.

What can I say instead of despite?

other words for despite

• against.
• although.
• even though.
• even with.
• in contempt of.
• in defiance of.
• in the face of.
• notwithstanding.

What is the difference of in spite and despite?

In spite of and despite have a similar meaning to although or even though. They express a contrast between two things. Despite is a little more formal than in spite of.

Can I say despite of?

Yes, you should use despite. The word despite is a preposition which takes a noun as its object, and doesn’t require of. Despite of is incorrect, and sounds distinctly non-native. (You’re probably getting confused by the similar phrase in spite of.

What does despite the fact mean?

DEFINITIONS1. used for saying that something happens even though something else might have prevented it. Three more nuclear power stations were built despite widespread opposition. despite the fact that: He still loves her, despite the fact that she left him.

Is it correct to say despite of?

Despite means the same as in spite of. Don’t say `despite of’. Despite the difference in their ages, they were close friends.

Is despite formal?

Whilst despite might be thought more formal than in spite of – it is, after all, one word rather than three – there is really very little difference in usage between the two: ‘Despite the appalling weather, they succeeded in walking to the top of Ben Nevis.

How do you use despite the fact in a sentence?

1. Despite the fact that she was wearing a seat belt, she was thrown sharply forward.
2. She’s taking her children on holiday, despite the fact that school starts tomorrow.
3. She went to Spain despite the fact that her doctor had told her to rest.
4. Despite the fact that she is short, she is an excellent basketball player.

Is inspite of a word?

It is true that “inspite” is not a word. The difference between “in spite of” and “despite” is more in connotation than in efficiency: “In spite of” usually connotes a degree of contempt or rebellion.

How do you spell inspite of?

There is no such word as ‘inspite. ‘ The correct usage is ‘in spite of’ which has the same meaning as ‘despite’ – ‘regardless of’ or ‘even though’. Spite is the correct word. You may have been confused because of the phrase ‘in spite of’.

What does in the face of mean?

Idiom: ‘In the face of’ Meaning: If people act in the face of something, they do it despite it or when threatened by it.

What means regardless?

If something is done without consideration, it’s done regardless, usually followed by the word “of.” Today you can sit wherever you’d like on a bus, regardless of your race, but this wasn’t always the case. The word regardless can also be used as an adverb meaning despite everything.

What type of word is regardless?

adjective. having or showing no regard; heedless; unmindful (often followed by of).

What does I love you regardless mean?

Regardless means (in this sentence) anything that the lover wanted to say to his/her loved ones. The lover just wants to express that his love is unconditional, meaning, it cannot be change by any conditions. For example “I can’t stop loving you regardless of our situation”.

What does regardless mean in text?

adverb [ADV after v] If you say that someone did something regardless, you mean that they did it even though there were problems or factors that could have stopped them, or perhaps should have stopped them. Despite her recent surgery she has been carrying on regardless.

The irregular superlative adverb or adjective of ‘far‘ is ‘farthest‘ or ‘furthest.’ 

For example:

If I take one more step, it’ll be the farthest away from home I’ve ever been.

From the furthest corners of the world where the dark arts still hold sway, 

he returns to us to demonstrate how nature‘s laws may be bent.

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In the English Vocabulary Profile, at A2, ‘far‘ as an adverb means:

at, to or from a great distance in space or time

It is also listed at B2 as an adjective in the attributive position:

describes the part of something that is most distant from the centre or from you

From a search in the iWeb corpus for farthest|furthest

1 FURTHEST (JJT) 11156
2 FARTHEST (JJT) 9976
3 FURTHEST (RRT) 4226
6 FARTHEST (RRT) 3230

We can see that the adjective form is more common than the adverb form and that ‘further‘ is a bit more common.