faraway
part of speech
adjective (faraway); also far away (adverb phrase)
meaning for a pupil
1) Faraway means a long distance away. tree →
2) A faraway look means someone is dreaming and not paying attention. tree →
sense 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 →
- She dreamed of faraway places. tree →
- We heard a faraway train whistle. tree →
- He had a faraway look in his eyes. tree →
- My cousin lives far away, in Australia. tree →
- The stars are faraway suns. tree →
- The castle stood on a faraway hill. tree →
- But these were so loud that they could be heard by the faraway hills. tree →
note
One word before a noun: «a faraway land». Two words after a verb: «It is far away». Same meaning as «distant».
In the corpora
- A blurry or faraway photo is not real proof.
- Playing online with faraway friends should be done with your parents' agreement.
- Sound spreads out in every direction and gets weaker with distance, so a faraway shout is faint.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «faraway» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.