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A famine happens when there is not enough food in a country

How many people died in the famine?

fa .mous Ф / feimos / adjective

known by many people

New York is famous for its museums.

She's a famous actress.

The noun is fame .

fan1 / fan / noun [ cou nt ]

a person who likes someone or something, for example a singer or a sport, very much

She is a big fan of modern art. football fans

a thing that moves the air to make you cooler an electric fan

fans

fan 2 / fan / verb ( fans , fan - ning , fanned )

to make someone or something cooler by moving the air I fanned my face with the newspaper.

fa • nat • ic / fa 'natik / noun [ count ]

a person who is very enthusiastic about something and may have extreme or dangerous opinions He's a baseball fanatic. a religious fanatic

fan • cy / ' fansi / adjective ( fan - ci - er , fan - ci - est )

not simple or ordinary

She wore a very fancy hat to the wedding.

a fancy restaurant fang / / noun [ count ]

( biology ) a long, sharp tooth of a dog, a poisonous snake, etc.

fan • ny pack / ' freni prek / noun [ count ]

a small bag that you wear around the middle of your body to keep money, etc. in

— Look at the picture at bag .

fan • tas • tic / fren' trestik / adjective ( informal )

very good; wonderful We had a fantastic vacation.

—SYNONYM great

fan • ta • sy / ' frentэsi / noun [ count, noncount ] ( plural fan . ta . sies )

something nice that you think about and that you hope will

happen, although it is very unlikely

It was just a fantasy.

She was living in a fantasy world .

—SYNONYM dream

FAQ / | ef ei kyu / abbreviation

( computers ) FAQ is used in writing to mean "frequently asked questions."

far w / far / adverb ( ar . ther / furdor / or fur . ther / ' fэrбэr / far . thest / ' fa^st / or fur . thest

/ ' fэrбэst / )

a long way from somewhere

My house isn't far from the station. It's much too far to drive in one day. Which word? Farther or further?

In formal English, you should use farther to talk about distance in space: I walked much farther than you did.

Use further to talk about distance in time: I can't remember further back than 1990.

You use far to ask about the distance from one place to another place

How far is it to the coast from here? Grammar

We usually use far only in questions and negative sentences, and after too and so : Is it far to walk? ♦ It's too far to walk.

In other sentences we use a long way : It's a long way to walk - let's take the bus.

very much

He's far taller than his brother. That's far too expensive. as far as...

to a place

We walked as far as the town and then came back. I read as far as the second chapter. as far as I know

used when you think something is true, but you are not sure As far as I know, she's coming, but I may be wrong. by far

You use by far to show that a person or thing is much better, bigger, etc. than anyone or anything else She's by far the best player on the team.

far from something

almost the opposite of something; not at all

I'm far from certain.

far from it ( informal )

certainly not; just the opposite

"Are you upset?" "Far from it — I'm delighted."

so far

until now

So far the work has been easy.

far2 / far / adjective ( Far ther / fardor / or

fur ther / ' fэrбэr / far thest / ' fa^st / or fur . thest

/ ' fэrбэst / )

a long way away Let's walk — it's not far.

—ANTONYM near

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