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I. fern <ferner, am fernsten> [fɛrn] ADJ

1. fern (räumlich entfernt):

fern
faraway
fern
far off
fern
distant
ferne Länder
distant lands
von fern beobachtet
to observe from afar [or a distance]
von fern betrachtet
viewed from a distance

2. fern (zeitlich entfernt):

fern
distant
in nicht allzu ferner Zeit
in the not too distant future

Phrases:

das sei fern von mir!
by no means!
das sei fern von mir!
far be it from me!

II. fern <ferner, am fernsten> [fɛrn] PREP +dat

fern
far [away] from
fern eines Menschen/einer S. gen
far [away] from a person/thing