to a greater distance; more; in addition
farther, more distant; additional
advance, encourage, promote, assist
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Further Definition from Language, Idioms & Slang Dictionaries & Glossaries
(superl.)
More remote; at a greater distance; more in advance; farther; as, the further end of the field. See Farther.
More remote; at a greater distance; more in advance; farther; as, the further end of the field. See Farther.
(superl.)
Beyond; additional; as, a further reason for this opinion; nothing further to suggest.
Beyond; additional; as, a further reason for this opinion; nothing further to suggest.
(adv.)
To help forward; to promote; to advance; to forward; to help or assist.
To help forward; to promote; to advance; to forward; to help or assist.
(adv.)
To a greater distance; in addition; moreover. See Farther.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), edited by Noah Porter. AboutTo a greater distance; in addition; moreover. See Farther.
further
\fur"ther\ (?), adv. [a comparative of forth; oe. further, forther, as. fur&?;or, far&?;ur; akin to g. fürder. see forth, adv.] to a greater distance; in addition; moreover. see farther. carries us, i know not how much further, into familiar company. arnold. they sdvanced us far as eleusis and thria; but no further.
further
off, not so near; apart by a greater distance.
further
\fur"ther\, a. compar. [positive wanting; superl. furthest.]
1. more remote; at a greater distance; more in advance; farther; as, the further end of the field. see farther.
2. beyond; additional; as, a further reason for this opinion; nothing further to suggest.
note: the forms further and farther are in general not differentiated by writers, but further is preferred by many when application to quantity or degree is implied.
further
\fur"ther"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. furthered (?); p. pr. & vb. n. furthering.] [oe. furthren, forthren, as. fyr?ran, fyr?rian. see further, adv.] to help forward; to promote; to advance; to forward; to help or assist. this binds thee, then, to further my design. i should nothing further the weal public. --robynsom (more's utopia).
further
adj
1. existing or coming by way of addition; "an additional problem"; "further information"; "there will be further delays"; "took more time" [syn: additional, further(a) , more(a) ]
2. more distant in especially degree; "nothing could be further from the truth"; "further from our expectations"; "farther from the truth"; "farther from our expectations" [syn: farther]
adv 1: to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (`further' is used more often than `farther' in this abstract sense); "further complicated by uncertainty about the future"; "let's not discuss it further"; "nothing could be further from the truth"; "they are further along in their research than we expected"; "the application of the law was extended farther"; "he is going no farther in his studies" [syn: farther]
2: in addition or furthermore; "if we further suppose"; "stated further that he would not cooperate with them"; "they are definitely coming; further, they should be here already"
3. to or at a greater distance in time or space (`farther' is used more frequently than `further' in this physical sense); "farther north"; "moved farther away"; "farther down the corridor"; "the practice may go back still farther to the druids"; "went only three miles further"; "further in the future" [syn: farther]
v 1: promote the growth of; "foster our children's well-being and education" [syn: foster]
2: contribute to the progress or growth of; "i am promoting the use of computers in the classroom" [syn: promote, advance, boost, encourage]
similar words(2)
go-no-further
further off
More distant or advanced.
Verb
1. promote the growth of; "Foster our children's well-being and education"
(synonym) foster
(hypernym) promote, advance, boost, encourage
(derivation) promotion, furtherance, advancement
2. contribute to the progress or growth of; "I am promoting the use of computers in the classroom"
(synonym) promote, advance, boost, encourage
(hypernym) support, back up
(hyponym) connive at, wink at
(derivation) promotion, furtherance, advancement
Adjective
1. existing or coming by way of addition; "an additional problem"; "further information"; "there will be further delays"; "took more time"
(synonym) additional, further(a), more(a)
(similar) added
2. more distant in especially degree; "nothing could be further from the truth"; "further from our expectations"; "farther from the truth"; "farther from our expectations"
(synonym) farther
(similar) far
Adverb
1. to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (`further' is used more often than `farther' in this abstract sense); "further complicated by uncertainty about the future"; "let's not discuss it further"; "nothing could be further from the truth"; "they are further along in their research than we expected"; "the application of the law was extended farther"; "he is going no farther in his studies"
(synonym) farther
2. in addition or furthermore; "if we further suppose"; "stated further that he would not cooperate with them"; "they are definitely coming; further, they should be here already"
3. to or at a greater distance in time or space (`farther' is used more frequently than `further' in this physical sense); "farther north"; "moved farther away"; "farther down the corridor"; "the practice may go back still farther to the Druids"; "went only three miles further"; "further in the future"
(synonym) farther
Adjective
1. at a great distance in time or space or degree; "we come from a far country"; "far corners of the earth"; "the far future"; "a far journey"; "the far side of the road"; "far from the truth"; "far in the future"
(antonym) near, close
(similar) cold
(attribute) distance
2. being of a considerable distance or length; "a far trek"
(similar) long
3. being the animal or vehicle on the right or being on the right side of an animal or vehicle; "the horse on the right is the far horse"; "the right side is the far side of the horse"
(similar) right
4. beyond a norm in opinion or actions; "the far right"
(similar) immoderate
Adverb
1. to a considerable degree; very much; "a far far better thing that I do"; "felt far worse than yesterday"; "eyes far too close together"
2. at or to or from a great distance in space; "he traveled far"; "strayed far from home"; "sat far away from each other"
3. at or to a certain point or degree; "I can only go so far before I have to give up"; "how far can we get with this kind of argument?"
4. remote in time; "if we could see far into the future"; "all that happened far in the past"
5. to an advanced stage or point; "a young man who will go very far"
Further Definition from Encyclopedia Dictionaries & Glossaries
Further may refer to:
- Further (band), a 1990s United States indie rock band
- Further (The Chemical Brothers album)
- Further (Solace album)
- Further (Geneva album), the debut album by Scottish indie band Geneva
- "Further" (song), a song by VNV Nation from the EP Burning Empires
- Further (bus), the Merry Pranksters' bus
- Furthur (band), a band formed in 2009 by Bob Weir and Phil Lesh
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