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1. (adv.) further
at or to a greater distance; farther:
too tired to go further.
2. further
at or to a more advanced point; to a greater extent:
Let's not discuss it further.
3. further
in addition; moreover:
Further, he should be here any minute.
4. (adj.) further
more distant or remote; farther:
The map shows it to be further than I thought.
5. further
more extended:
a further delay?
6. further
additional; more:
Further meetings seem pointless.
7. (v.t.) further
to help forward (a work, undertaking, cause, etc.); promote; advance; forward:
You can always count on her to further good causes.
Etymology: (bef. 900; ME furthere, OE furthra)
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| Definition of 'further' |
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1. (verb) further, farther
more distant in especially degree
"nothing could be further from the truth"; "further from our expectations"; "farther from the truth"; "farther from our expectations"
2. (verb) foster, further
promote the growth of
"Foster our children's well-being and education"
3. (adverb) promote, advance, boost, further, encourage
contribute to the progress or growth of
"I am promoting the use of computers in the classroom"
4. (adverb) further, farther
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"
5. (adverb) further
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"
6. (adverb) farther, further
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"
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1. (adverb) further
in addition to or to a greater degree
Don't upset him any further.; to look further back in history
2. further
go further
to make a stronger argument
I would go even further and say the situation is a crisis.
3. further
farther
She lives a little further down the street.; There were no further problems.
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adverb) further
to a greater distance; in addition; moreover. See Farther
2. (adverb) further
to help forward; to promote; to advance; to forward; to help or assist
3. further
more remote; at a greater distance; more in advance; farther; as, the further end of the field. See Farther
4. further
beyond; additional; as, a further reason for this opinion; nothing further to suggest
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Sense: (sometimesˈfarther
I cannot go any further.
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 Afrikaans: verder |
 Arabic: إلى حد بعيد، أبْعَد |
 Bulgarian: по-нататък |
 Brazilian: mais longe |
 Czech: dále |
 German: weiter |
 Danish: længere; videre |
 Greek: μακρύτερα, παραπέρα, περι |
 Spanish: más lejos, más allá |
 Estonian: kaugemal(e) |
 Farsi: فراتر |
 Finnish: pitemmälle |
 French: plus loin |
 Hebrew: רָחוֹק יוֹתֶר |
 Hindi: और आगे का |
 Croatian: dalje |
 Hungarian: tovább |
 Indonesian: lebih jauh |
 Icelandic: lengra |
 Italian: più lontano, oltre |
 Japanese: さらに遠く |
 Korean: 더 멀리 |
 Lithuanian: toliau |
 Latvian: tālāk |
 Malay: jauh |
 Dutch: verder |
 Norwegian: lenger |
 Polish: dalej |
 Persian: فراتر |
 Pashto: لیری |
 Portuguese: mais longe |
 Romanian: mai departe |
 Russian: дальше |
 Slovak: ďalej |
 Slovenian: dlje |
 Serbian: dalje |
 Swedish: längre, mer |
 Thai: มากขึ้น |
 Turkish: daha ileri/uzağa, daha uz |
 Taiwanese: 更遠 |
 Ukrainian: далі |
 Urdu: زیادہ دور |
 Vietnamese: xa hơn nữa |
 Chinese: 更远 |
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