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# faraway

adjective (faraway); also far away (adverb phrase)

«faraway» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Faraway means a long distance away. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/faraway/#m1)
2. A faraway look means someone is dreaming and not paying attention. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/faraway/#m2)

### In the lessons

In stories and fairy tales: «in a faraway land», «faraway places». In everyday life a dreamy pupil has a faraway look. Before a noun write «faraway» as one word; after a verb write «far away» as two.

### Examples

- Once upon a time, in a faraway kingdom, there lived a king. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/faraway/#x1)
- She dreamed of faraway places. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/faraway/#x2)
- We heard a faraway train whistle. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/faraway/#x3)
- He had a faraway look in his eyes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/faraway/#x4)
- My cousin lives far away, in Australia. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/faraway/#x5)
- The stars are faraway suns. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/faraway/#x6)
- The castle stood on a faraway hill. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/faraway/#x7)
- But these were so loud that they could be heard by the faraway hills. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/faraway/#x8)

### Note

One word before a noun: «a faraway land». Two words after a verb: «It is far away». Same meaning as «distant».

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «faraway» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/faraway/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«faraway» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/faraway.html) on Mova free.