English Phrase of the Day

so far

Definitions

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so far
1. adv. Until now; previously; yet.
So far, nothing unusual has happened.
How are your driving lessons? So far, pretty good.
2. adv. A limited distance, literal or metaphorical.
Don't expect a long walk. You can only go so far in that direction.
Analysis
So
1. n. A Mon-Khmer-speaking people of Laos and Thailand.
2. conj. In order that.
Eat your broccoli so you can have dessert.
3. conj. With the result that; for that reason; therefore.
I was hungry so I asked if there was any more food.
far
1. adj. (obsolete, Scotland, Northern England) Distant.
A far land.
2. adj. Remote in space.
He went to a far country.
3. adj. Remote in time.

So far, I haven't had any.

This is a reliable family with no pollution so far.

Yet it seems deaf so far to our pleas.

This is the biggest investment we have seen so far in wind and tidal energy.

But these have, so far, been beyond this column's mathematical skills.

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