farthest
part of speech
adjective (far, farther, farthest); adverb (farthest)
meaning for a pupil
1) At the greatest distance; the most far away. tree →
2) (adverb) To the greatest distance: «who can throw farthest?». tree →
sense in the lessons
In the Tanakh and Jewish tradition: Used as in everyday English: the most distant place. Here it is the far edge of the wilderness where Moses led Jethro's flock. Interpretation: Tradition sees Moses' lonely shepherding as a preparation for leadership, and the far wilderness leads him to Horeb, the mountain of God, where the Torah will later be given. In the primary lessons: In maths and PE, comparing distances: who jumped or threw the farthest; which planet is farthest from the Sun. It is the superlative of «far». Phrases: «the farthest point», «farthest away», «farthest from».
examples
- Now Moses was keeping the flock of Jethro his father-in-law, the priest of Midian; and he led the flock to the farthest end of the wilderness, and came to the mountain of God, unto Horeb. (Torah EXO.3.1, JPS 1917) tree →
- Thou hast gotten Thee honour with the nations, O LORD, yea, exceeding great honour with the nations; Thou art honoured unto the farthest ends of the earth. (Prophets ISA.26.15, JPS 1917) tree →
- Neptune is the farthest planet from the Sun. tree →
- Who can throw the ball the farthest? tree →
- The farthest I have walked is 10 kilometres. tree →
- Our classroom is the farthest from the gate. tree →
- Sam lives farthest away from school. tree →
- In the long jump, Ella jumped 3 m, Jo 2.5 m and Kim 2 m, so Ella jumped farthest. tree →
- It was the farthest corner of the garden, and in it was standing a little boy. tree →
note
Forms: far, farther, farthest — or far, further, furthest. Both mean distance; «further/furthest» is more common in the UK and is also used for «more» (further help). In maths, «farthest» means the largest distance number.
In the corpora
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «farthest» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.