far-reaching
far-reaching adjective: having a broad range, scope, or influence.
Adjective
far-reaching (comparative further-reaching or farther-reaching or more far-reaching, superlative furthest-reaching or farthest-reaching or most far-reaching)
- Having a broad range, scope, or influence.
- There was, however, one proposal which, had it reached fruition, might have had far-reaching effects. This was for the amalgamation of the Caledonian, the Edinburgh & Glasgow, and the Scottish Central Railways, for which a Bill was promoted, but rejected by the Parliamentary Committee on the...1960 January, M. D. Greville, “Scottish Railways in 1860”, in Railway Magazine, page 53
- Electrification, on the other hand, involved several departments. Moreover, it was spread over about 150 miles of railway on, under, or adjacent to the busy running lines traversed by fast trains, with consequent far-reaching repercussions on train services that extended over wide areas beyond...1961 December, “Planning the London Midland main-line electrification”, in Trains Illustrated, page 719
far-reaching meaning in Tamil, Bengali, Malayalam and Kannada
far-reaching in Tamil
- பரந்த செயல் விளைவுடைய, மிகப்பரவலான
far-reaching in Bengali
- far-reaching, far in the future
- দূর dur
far-reaching in Malayalam
- wide-ranging, extensive, comprehensive
- ദൂരവ്യാപകമായ, വിപുല, വിസ്തീർണ്ണ, വിസ്തൃത, വിസ്തൃതമായ, വിശാലമായ
far-reaching in Kannada
- ಬಹುದೂರದ ಪರಿಣಾಮವುಳ್ಳ, ಅತಿ ಪ್ರಭಾವವುಳ್ಳ
Examples of far-reaching in a sentence
- There was, however, one proposal which, had it reached fruition, might have had far-reaching effects.1960 January, M. D. Greville, “Scottish Railways in 1860”, in Railway Magazine, page 53:
- The long-awaited verdict could inflame tension in the Southeast Asian country and have far-reaching implications in the politically divided kingdom.2017 August 25, “Arrest threat as Yingluck Shinawatra misses verdict”, in Al Jazeera:
- The potential trade war could be the most far-reaching exercise in Fafo of Trump’s second term.2025 January 27, David Charter, “Fafo diplomacy: How Colombia found out Trump meant business”, in The Times, archived from the original on...
Forms of far-reaching
| comparative | further-reaching |
|---|---|
| comparative | farther-reaching |
| comparative | more far-reaching |
| superlative | furthest-reaching |
| superlative | farthest-reaching |
| superlative | most far-reaching |
Questions about far-reaching
- What does far-reaching mean?
- Far-reaching means having a broad range, scope, or influence.
- What is far-reaching in Tamil?
- Far-reaching in Tamil is பரந்த செயல் விளைவுடைய, மிகப்பரவலான. See Far-reaching meaning in Tamil.
- How do you use far-reaching in a sentence?
- There was, however, one proposal which, had it reached fruition, might have had far-reaching effects.
- What part of speech is far-reaching?
- Far-reaching is an adjective.
Words near far-reaching in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: far-reaching (page history and authors); far-reaching (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); দূর (Bengali) (page history and authors); far-reaching (Olam, E.K. Kurup corpus) (dataset and license); far-reaching (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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