furthest

furthest
1. adjective
superl. of far am weitesten entfernt

ten miles at the furthest — höchstens zehn Meilen

2. adverb
superl. of far am weitesten [springen, laufen]; am weitesten entfernt [sein, wohnen]
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adverb ((also farthest ) at or to the greatest distance or degree: Who lives furthest away?) am weitesten
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fur·thest
[ˈfɜ:ðɪst, AM ˈfɜ:r-]
I. adj superl of far
1. (most distant) am weitesten entfernte(r, s)
2. attr (fig: most extreme) extremste(r, s)
II. adv superl of far
1. (greatest distance) am weitesten
prices have fallen \furthest in the South im Süden sind die Preise am stärksten gefallen
the \furthest:
that's the \furthest I can see weiter [entfernt] erkenne ich nichts mehr
I wanted to be an actress but the \furthest I ever got was selling ice-creams in a theatre eigentlich wollte ich Schauspielerin werden, aber ich habe es nur bis zur Eisverkäuferin am Theater gebracht
2. (to greatest extent) am weitesten
the \furthest:
that's the \furthest I'll go (when haggling) das ist mein letztes Angebot
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['fɜːðɪst]
1. adv
am weitesten

these fields are furthest (away) from his farm — diese Felder liegen am weitesten von seinem Hof entfernt

this is the furthest north you can go — dies ist der nördlichste Punkt, den man erreichen kann

those who came furthest — die, die am weitesten gereist sind

it was the furthest the Irish team had ever got — so weit war die irische Mannschaft noch nie gekommen

here prices have fallen furthest —

he went the furthest into this question — er drang am tiefsten in diese Frage ein

2. adj
am weitesten entfernt

the furthest of the three villages —

in the furthest depths of the forest — in den tiefsten Tiefen des Waldes

5 km at the furthest — höchstens 5 km

the furthest way round — der weiteste Weg herum

the furthest distance — die größte Entfernung

taken to the furthest extent (fig) — zum Äußersten getrieben

the furthest limits of endurance — die äußersten Grenzen des Durchhaltevermögens

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furthest [-ðıst]
A adj
1. sup von academic.ru/26446/far">far
2. fig weitest(er, e, es), meist(er, e, es):
at (the) furthest höchstens
3. farthest A 2
B adv
1. fig am weitesten, am meisten
2. farthest B 1
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1. adjective
superl. of far am weitesten entfernt

ten miles at the furthest — höchstens zehn Meilen

2. adverb
superl. of far am weitesten [springen, laufen]; am weitesten entfernt [sein, wohnen]
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adj.
weitest adj.

English-german dictionary. 2013.

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