What does farther mean?
Definitions for farther
ˈfɑr ðərfar·ther
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Princeton's WordNet
fartheradjective
more distant in especially space or time
"they live in the farther house"
further, fartheradverb
more distant in especially degree
"nothing could be further from the truth"; "further from our expectations"; "farther from the truth"; "farther from our expectations"
further, fartheradverb
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"
farther, furtheradverb
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"
Wiktionary
fartheradjective
Of or pertaining to being distant, or of greater distance in degree or of extension in time.
Webster Dictionary
Farther
more remote; more distant than something else
Farther
tending to a greater distance; beyond a certain point; additional; further
Fartheradverb
at or to a greater distance; more remotely; beyond; as, let us rest with what we have, without looking farther
Fartheradverb
moreover; by way of progress in treating a subject; as, farther, let us consider the probable event
Fartherverb
to help onward. [R.] See Further
Etymology: [For farrer, OE. ferrer, compar. of far; confused with further. Cf. Farthest.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Farther
fär′thėr, adj. (comp. of Far) more far or distant: tending to a greater distance: longer: additional.—adv. at or to a greater distance; more remotely: beyond: moreover.—adjs. and advs. Far′thermore, furthermore; Far′thermost, furthermost.—adj. Farthest (superl. of Far), most far, distant, or remote.—adv. at or to the greatest distance. [A rather recent form, comp. of far, the euphonic th being inserted from the analogy of further.]
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of farther in Chaldean Numerology is: 9
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of farther in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4
Examples of farther in a Sentence
I'm talking about, potentially, orbital flight or even staying a week on a space station or going around the moon, or going even farther than that.
Chuck Laudner’s a true believer in the Christian right, ideologically, [he and Trump] couldn’t be farther apart.
A lie travels farther than the truth.
The farther back you pull a bow the farther forward you can shoot an arrow.
I think as we get farther away from the Dole-era what becomes more and more evident is that he was a fierce partisan, a Republican leader. But here’s a guy who’s partisan but can walk across the aisle and make deals with other fierce partisans.
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