go so far as
Word Rarity
Common
Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.34 in modern English
13
Scrabble Score
9
Letters
3
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
To reach an unexpected extent in doing something.
Example Sentences
- "I know he suffered from depression, but surely he wouldn't go so far as to kill himself?"
- "Sure he's clever, but I wouldn't go so far as to call him a genius."
- "Miss Rachel next door had Aunty over for coffee in the afternoons, and Mr. Nathan Radley went so far as to come up in the front yard and say he was glad to see her."