go far
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Definition
Verb (intransitive) 1. To achieve great success or distinction: To attain a high level of accomplishment, prominence, or influence in one's field or endeavors. 2. To have a wide or significant impact: To extend in importance, effect, or application.
Usage and Examples
- To achieve great success:
- With her talent and determination, she will go far in her legal career.
- The coach told the dedicated young athlete, "If you keep working this hard, you will go far."
- To have a significant impact / extend in range:
- A small donation may not seem like much, but it can go far toward helping those in need.
- The new policy's effects go far beyond the initial problem it was designed to solve.
Advanced Usage
- The phrase is almost always used in a future or predictive sense ("will go far," "is going to go far") or as a general observation about potential ("can go far"). It is less commonly used to describe past success in a literal sense.
- It often implies a journey or progression from a starting point to a point of greater achievement.
Variants and Related Words
- Go a long way: This phrasal verb is closely related and often interchangeable with "go far" in the sense of having a significant impact or being very helpful. (e.g., )
- Far-reaching (adj): Having a wide range, influence, or effect. (e.g., )
Synonyms
- Succeed greatly
- Make it big
- Rise to the top
- Excel
- Propel (in the sense of causing someone to advance)
Related Idioms and Phrases
- Set the world on fire: To be extremely successful and admired. (More emphatic than "go far.")
- Make a name for oneself: To become well-known and respected for one's achievements.
Verb
- extend in importance or range
- His accomplishments go far
- succeed in a big way; get to the top
- After he published his book, he had arrived
- I don't know whether I can make it in science!
- You will go far, my boy!