ver

Meaning

Adv

1. far
2. (obsolete) by far

Adj

far, distant

Concepts

far

distant

remote

remotely

afar

incidental

side

faraway

scarcely

accessory

adjunct

adventitious

ancillary

appurtenant

auxiliary

beneficial

helpful

helping

secondary

subsidiary

support

far-away

aloof

far-off

off

far off

at a distance

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).

Sentences

De toren was van ver te zien .

The tower was visible from afar.

Andere mensen hebben een hoge stem die minder ver draagt .

Other people have a high voice that carries less far.

Zo ver zijn wij met de milieu-inspectie nog lang niet .

Our proposed environmental inspectorate has a very long way to go before it reaches this stage.

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.

Ze heeft een BMI van ver boven de vijfentwintig en heeft dus overgewicht .

She has a BMI of well over twenty-five and is therefore overweight.