7 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Further \Fur"ther"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Furthered}; p. pr. &
vb. n. {Furthering}.] [OE. furthren, forthren, AS.
fyr[eth]ran, fyr[eth]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. --Dryden.
I should nothing further the weal public. --Robynsom
(More's
Utopia).
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Further \Fur"ther\, adv. [A comparative of forth; OE. further,
forther, AS. fur?or, far?ur; akin to G. f["u]rder. See
{Forth}, adv.]
To a greater distance; in addition; moreover. See {Farther}.
Carries us, I know not how much further, into familiar
company. --M. Arnold.
They sdvanced us far as Eleusis and Thria; but no
further. --Jowett
(Thucyd. ).
{Further off}, not so near; apart by a greater distance.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
further
See {far}
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
far
adj 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" [ant:
{near}]
2: being of a considerable distance or length; "a far trek"
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"
4: beyond a norm in opinion or actions; "the far right"
n : a terrorist organization that seeks to overthrow the
government dominated by Tutsi and to reinstitute Hutu
control; "in 1999 ALIR guerrillas kidnapped and killed
eight foreign tourists" [syn: {Army for the Liberation of
Rwanda}, {ALIR}, {Former Armed Forces}, {Interahamwe}]
adv 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"
[also: {further}, {farther}]
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
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}]
From eng-fra [engfra]:
further
[fəːðər]
plus loin
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