so far as possible

so far as possible
as far as possible & so far as possible
as much as possible; to whatever degree is possible. •

We must try, as far as possible, to get people to stop smoking in buses.

As far as possible, the police will issue tickets to all speeding drivers.

I'll follow your instructions so far as possible.


Dictionary of American idioms. 2013.

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  • as far as possible — adverb to a feasible extent (Freq. 1) she helped him as much as possible • Syn: ↑as much as possible * * * as far as possible phrase as much as possible We should keep to the original plan as far as possible. Thesaurus …   Useful english dictionary

  • as far as possible — adv. to a possible extent, to the extent possible, the most that is possible, as much as possible (e.g., I will help her as far as possible ) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • as far as possible — if you can. You should avoid that topic as far as possible. Related vocabulary: as far as, as far as something goes …   New idioms dictionary

  • as far as possible — as much as possible We should keep to the original plan as far as possible …   English dictionary

  • far — [ far ] (comparative far|ther [ farðər ] or fur|ther [ fɜrðər ] ; superlative far|thest [ farðəst ] or fur|thest [ fɜrðəst ] ) adjective, adverb *** Far can be used in the following ways: as an adverb: Have you traveled far today? after the verb… …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • far — far1 W1S1 [fa: US fa:r] adv comparative farther [ˈfa:ðə US ˈfa:rðər] or further [ˈfə:ðə US ˈfə:rðər] superlative farthest [ˈfa:ðıst US ˈfa:r ] or furthest [ˈfə:ðıst US ˈfə:r ] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(distance)¦ 2¦(a lot/very much)¦ 3¦(progress)¦ 4¦ …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • far — 1 adverb comparative farther or further superlative farthest or furthest A LONG DISTANCE 1 LONG DISTANCE a long distance: Have you driven far? | We walked much further than we had intended. | far away: My parents don t live far away. | far… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • far*/*/*/ — [fɑː] (comparative farther [ˈfɑːðə] further; [ˈfɜːðə] ; superlative farthest [ˈfɑːðɪst] furthest; [ˈfɜːðɪst] ) adj, adv 1) a long distance used for talking about a long distance, or for asking or stating how great a distance is You can go outside …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

  • far */*/*/ — UK [fɑː(r)] / US [fɑr] adjective, adverb Word forms far : adjective far comparative farther UK [ˈfɑː(r)ðə(r)] / US [ˈfɑrðər] or further UK [ˈfɜː(r)ðə(r)] / US [ˈfɜrðər] superlative farthest UK [ˈfɑː(r)ðɪst] / US [ˈfɑrðəst] or furthest UK… …   English dictionary

  • possible — pos|si|ble1 W1S1 [ˈpɔsıbəl US ˈpa: ] adj [Date: 1300 1400; : French; Origin: Latin possibilis, from posse to be able ] 1.) if something is possible, it can be done or achieved ≠ ↑impossible ▪ Is it possible to get tickets for the game? ▪ It might …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • possible — adj. VERBS ▪ be, seem, sound ▪ become ▪ make sth ▪ New technology has made it possible to communicate more easily. ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

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