ver
Meaning
-
- far
- (obsolete) by far
Concepts
far-away
at a distance
Synonyms
ververwijderd
minder belangrijk
verafgelegen
in de verte
zij-
ver weg
van verre
accessoir
accessorisch
erbij horend
uit de verte
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/vɛr/
Etymology
From earlier verre, from Middle Dutch verre, Old Dutch ferro, from Proto-West Germanic *ferrō, from Proto-Germanic *ferrai, from Proto-Indo-European *per- (“to go over”). Originally solely an adverb, adjectival usages represent a secondary development visible in many Germanic languages. The now-obsolete sense of "by far" was already present in the Middle Dutch word, and survived until as late as the nineteenth century. The inflected adjective form verre was historically sometimes re-formed as verde (see there for more).
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Het noodzakelijke referendum is helaas nog heel ver weg .
Unfortunately, the necessary referendum is still very far away.
We zijn nog ver verwijderd van volledige werkgelegenheid en een op 🆙 kennis gebaseerde maatschappij .
We are far away from achieving both full employment and a knowledge-based society.
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