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Further   /fˈərðər/   Listen
Further

adjective
1.
More distant in especially degree.  Synonym: farther.  "Further from our expectations" , "Farther from the truth" , "Farther from our expectations"
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).  Synonym: farther.  "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"
2.
In addition or furthermore.  "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).  Synonym: farther.  "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"
verb
(past & past part. furthered; pres. part. furthering)
1.
Promote the growth of.  Synonym: foster.
2.
Contribute to the progress or growth of.  Synonyms: advance, boost, encourage, promote.



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"Further" Quotes from Famous Books



... hour and a half the surgeons worked. The case, critical enough at best, was greatly complicated by the long delay. Twice further effort seemed useless, and it was only by the prompt administration of oxygen that the end was averted. During the nerve-racking suspense Pop not only refused to leave the room, he even refused to stand back from the table. With keen, suspicious eyes he followed every movement of the surgeons' hands. ...
— Miss Mink's Soldier and Other Stories • Alice Hegan Rice
... cried with vexation. This was certainly carrying his fun too far. A little pleasant bantering at first, though not amiable, might have been pardonable; but now that her feelings were hurt he was very unkind to carry his nonsense any further. But this was one of Hugh's faults. He was a great tease. Seeing his sister in tears, he said, ...
— Jessie Carlton - The Story of a Girl who Fought with Little Impulse, the - Wizard, and Conquered Him • Francis Forrester
... nothing when he desired to fathom some secret or to set some trap. Deceitful by nature, he willingly had recourse to the vilest trickery; lying when occasion demanded, excelling in the adoption of all disguises and in every species of deception. Further, he was cruel, and had even acted as an executioner. Feofar-Khan possessed in him a lieutenant well capable of seconding his ...
— Michael Strogoff - or, The Courier of the Czar • Jules Verne
... up the tinder, laid it in the bole under the parapet, and then, unmindful of his own danger, raised himself to listen for any further words. ...
— Uarda • Georg Ebers
... further from the window and shouted; but no one paid him the slightest attention. The crowd shifted up the street, the din growing as they went; there was a sound of slammed doors; windows opened opposite and heads craned out. Something was shouted up and ...
— The King's Achievement • Robert Hugh Benson


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