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I. fer·ner [ˈfɛrnɐ] ADJ

ferner fern

ferner
more distant
ferner (künftig, weiter)
in [the] future
in der ferneren Zukunft
in the long-term
in der ferneren Zukunft
in the distant future
unter ferner liefen erscheinen/kommen/landen fig inf
to be an also-run

II. fer·ner [ˈfɛrnɐ] ADV

ferner
in the future
... auch ferner etw tun werden
to continue to do sth in the future
ich werde auch ferner zu meinem Versprechen stehen
I shall continue to keep my promise

III. fer·ner [ˈfɛrnɐ] CONJ

ferner
furthermore
ferner
in addition
ferner möchte ich Sie daran erinnern, dass ...
furthermore I would like to remind you that ...
See also

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

fer·ne [ˈfɛrnə] ADV dated form

ferne → fern

See also

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

Fer·ne <-, -n> [ˈfɛrnə] N f pl selten

1. Ferne (Entfernung):

Ferne
distance
aus der Ferne
from a distance
in der Ferne
in the distance

2. Ferne form (ferne Länder):

Ferne
distant lands [or distant climes] form
in die Ferne ziehen
to seek out distant climes [or far-off shores]
aus der Ferne
from abroad
in der Ferne
abroad

3. Ferne (längst vergangen):

[schon] in weiter Ferne liegen
it already happened such a long time ago

4. Ferne (in ferner Zukunft):

[noch] in weiter Ferne liegen
there is still a long way to go

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