further

fur·ther  (fûrr)

adj. A comparative of far.

1. More distant in degree, time, or space: a result that was further from our expectations than last time; the further lamppost.

2. Additional: a further example; a further delay.

adv. A comparative of far.

1. To a greater extent; more: considered further the consequences of her actions.

2. In addition; furthermore: He stated further that he would not cooperate with the committee.

3. At or to a more distant or advanced point: went only three miles further; reading five pages further tonight. See Usage Note at farther.

tr.v. fur·thered, fur·ther·ing, fur·thers

To help the progress of; advance. See Synonyms at advance.

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[Middle English, from Old English furthra, from furthor, farther. Adv., from Middle English, from Old English furthor; see per¹ in Indo-European roots.]

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further·er n.

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further

Adverb

1. in addition

2. to a greater degree or extent

3. to or at a more advanced point

4. to or at a greater distance in time or space

Adjective

1. additional

2. more distant or remote in time or space

Verb

to assist the progress of (something) [Old English furthor]

furtherance n

USAGE: See at farther.

Thesaurus

Verb	1.	further - promote the growth of; "Foster our children's well-being and education" foster encourage, promote, further, boost, advance - contribute to the progress or growth of; "I am promoting the use of computers in the classroom"
	2.	further - contribute to the progress or growth of; "I am promoting the use of computers in the classroom" encourage, promote, boost, advance connive at, wink at - give one's silent approval to foster, further - promote the growth of; "Foster our children's well-being and education" spur - incite or stimulate; "The Academy was formed to spur research" help - contribute to the furtherance of; "This money will help the development of literacy in developing countries" carry - take further or advance; "carry a cause" feed - support or promote; "His admiration fed her vanity" conduce, contribute, lead - be conducive to; "The use of computers in the classroom lead to better writing" back up, support - give moral or psychological support, aid, or courage to; "She supported him during the illness"; "Her children always backed her up"
Adj.	1.	further - more distant in especially degree; "nothing could be further from the truth"; "further from our expectations"; "farther from the truth"; "farther from our expectations" farther far - located 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"
Adv.	1.	further - 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
	2.	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"
	3.	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" farther

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further

adverb 1. in addition, moreover, besides, furthermore, also, yet, on top of, what's more, to boot, additionally, over and above, as well as, into the bargain

adjective 2. additional, more, new, other, extra, fresh, supplementary

verb 3. promote, help, develop, aid, forward, champion, push, encourage, speed, advance, work for, foster, contribute to, assist, plug (informal) facilitate, pave the way for, hasten, patronize, expedite, succour, lend support to << OPPOSITE hinder see see, farther

Translations

further [ˈfəːðəʳ] adj (= new) → nuevo; [place] → más lejano

adv → más lejos (= more); más (= moreover); además

vt → hacer avanzar;

how much further is it? → ¿a qué distancia queda?;

further to your letter of ... (COMM) → con referencia a su carta de ...;

to further one's interests → fomentar sus intereses

further [ˈfəːðəʳ] adj → supplémentaire, autre; nouveau(nouvelle)

adv → plus loin (= more); davantage (= moreover); de plus

vt → faire avancer or progresser, promouvoir;

how much further is it? → quelle distance or combien reste-t-il à parcourir?;

until further notice → jusqu'à nouvel ordre or avis;

further to your letter of ... (Comm) → suite à votre lettre du ...

further [ˈfəːðəʳ] adj → weitere(r, s)

adv → weiter;

(moreover) → darüber hinaus

vt → fördern;

until further notice → bis auf Weiteres;

how much further is it? → wie weit ist es noch?;

further to your letter of ... (Comm) → Bezug nehmend auf Ihr Schreiben vom ...

further [ˈfəːðəʳ] adj → supplementare, altro/a; nuovo/a; più lontano/a

adv → più lontano (= more); di più (= moreover); inoltre

vt → favorire, promuovere;

until further notice → fino a nuovo avviso;

how much further is it? → quanto manca or dista?;

further to your letter of ... (COMM) → con riferimento alla vostra lettera del ...;

to further one's interests → fare i propri interessi

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further

adv further [ˈfəːðə]

(sometimes ˈfarther ˈfaː-) at or to a great distance or degree I cannot go any further.verderإلى حد بعيد، أبْعَدпо-нататъкdálelængere; videreweiterμακρύτερα, παραπέρα, περισσότεροmás lejos, más allákaugemal(e)فراترkauempana, kauemmasplus loinרָחוֹק יוֹתֶרऔर आगे काdaljetovábblebih jauhlengrapiù lontano, oltreさらに遠く더이상toliautālākjauhverderlengerdalejmais longemai departeдальшеďalejdljedaljelängre, merมากขึ้นdaha ileri/uzağa, daha uzakta/ilerde更遠даліزیادہ دورxa hơn nữa更远

adver adj

more; in addition I cannot explain further; There is no further news.verdereأكْثَرповечеvíce; dalšíyderligereweiterπερισσότερο(ς),άλλο(ς)más; ademásrohkemبیشترenempidavantageעוֹדऔर आगे, अधिक विस्तार से, के अलावाdalje, dodatnotöbb; máslebih lanjutfrekar, meira, nánaroltre, ulterioreそれ以上 (の)그 이상의daugiau; tolesnis, tolimesnispapildu-; sīkāklebih lanjutverdermer, ytterligere, viderewięcej, dodatkowo, dalszymaismai mult; în plusдалее; дополнительныйviac(ej); ďalšívečdaljimer, fler, ytterligareซึ่งเพิ่มเข้ามาbundan başka更多地(的)додатковоمزیدthêm nữa, hơn nữa更多地（的）

v

to help (something) to proceed or go forward quickly He furthered our plans.bevorderيُعَزِّز ، يُقَدِّمпридвижвамpodporovatbringe viderefördernπροωθώadelantar, aligerar, avanzar; fomentar, promover, apoyar, favoreceredendamaبه پیشرفت چیزی کمک کردنedistääfavoriserלקדםआगे बढ़ानाunapredivati, promicatielősegítmempercepatÿta undir, þoka áframagevolare, favorire推進する촉진하다(pa)remti, prisidėti priesekmēt; veicinātmempercepatbevorderenfremme, befordre, hjelpe framporzeć, posunąć do przoduavançara favo­riza, a susţineсодействоватьpodporovaťpospešitiubrzatifrämja, hjälpa framสนับสนุนilerlemek, ileriye götürmek促進просувати, сприятиکسی چیز کو تیزی سے آگے بڑھاناđẩy mạnh, xúc tiến促进

adv ˌfurtherˈmore [-ˈmoː]

in addition (to what has been said) Furthermore, I should like to point out.verderبِالإضافَةِ إلى هذا، زيادةً على ذلكосвен товаmimotoendvidere; derudover..fernerεπιπλέονademáspeale selleعلاوه بر اینlisäkside plusנוֹסָף עַל כָּךइसके अतिरिक्तosim toga, nadaljeazonkívül, továbbálebih-lebihenn fremur; þar að aukiinoltreおまけに그 위에, 덧붙여dar daugiau, be toturklāttambahan lagibovendiendessuten, i tillegg, enn videreponadtoalém dissomai multк тому же; кроме тогоokrem tohoše večštaviševidare, dessutomนอกจากนี้ayrıca, üstelik此外до того ж; крім тогоعلاوہ ازیںhơn nữa, vả lại...此外

adv ˈfurthest

(also ˈfarthest ˈfaː-) at or to the greatest distance or degree Who lives furthest away?versteإلى أبعَد مَسافَه أو درجَهнай-далеченnejdálelængst; mestam weitestenμακρύτερος, μακρύτεραmás lejoskõige kaugemal(e)بیشترین؛ دورترینkauimpana, kauimmasle plus loinרָחוֹק יוֹתֵרसबसे आगे काnajdljelegtávolabb(ra)paling jauhfjærst, lengst (í burtu)(il) più lontano最も遠くに가장 먼, 가장toliausiaivistālākpaling jauhverstlengst borte/unna/vekk, fjernestnajdalejo mais longecel mai departeдальше всегоnajďalejnajdljenajdaljeavlägsnast, längst bortมากที่สุดen uzakta/ileride, en uzağa/ileriye最遠地，最大程度地якомога даліبعید ترینxa hơn hết, xa nhất最远地，最大程度地