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Faraway vs. Far away

Faraway

/ˈfɑːrəweɪ/
Located a great distance from a place or person

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Far away

/ˈfɑː əˈweɪ/
At a great distance in space or time.

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Ways to tell them apart:

etymology
  • Faraway is a single word used as an adjective to describe something that is distant or not nearby.
  • Far away is two words; it indicates a distance from something else and usually follows a verb.
  • If you can replace the word or phrase with distant, use faraway.
  • If the phrase follows a preposition and shows physical or metaphorical distance, use far away.
  • Remember: Faraway is frequently used in front of nouns as a qualifier, whereas far away often follows contexts requiring prepositions indicating distance.
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