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

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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 ...

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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 ...

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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]

(sometimesˈfartherˈfaː-) at or to a great distance or degree I cannot go any further. verder إلى حد بعيد، أبْعَد по-нататък dále længere; videre weiter μακρύτερα, παραπέρα, περισσότερο más lejos, más allá kaugemal(e) فراتر kauempana, kauemmas plus loin רָחוֹק יוֹתֶר और आगे का dalje tovább lebih jauh lengra più lontano, oltre さらに遠く 더이상 toliau tālāk jauh verder lenger dalej mais longe mai departe дальше ďalej dlje dalje längre, mer มากขึ้น daha ileri/uzağa, daha uzakta/ilerde 更遠 далі زیادہ دور xa hơn nữa 更远

adver adj

more; in addition I cannot explain further; There is no further news. verdere أكْثَر повече více; další yderligere weiter περισσότερο(ς),άλλο(ς) más; además rohkem بیشتر enempi davantage עוֹד और आगे, अधिक विस्तार से, के अलावा dalje, dodatno több; más lebih lanjut frekar, meira, nánar oltre, ulteriore それ以上 (の) 그 이상의 daugiau; tolesnis, tolimesnis papildu-; sīkāk lebih lanjut verder mer, ytterligere, videre więcej, dodatkowo, dalszy mais mai mult; în plus далее; дополнительный viac(ej); ďalší več dalji mer, fler, ytterligare ซึ่งเพิ่มเข้ามา bundan başka 更多地(的) додатково مزید thêm nữa, hơn nữa 更多地（的）

v

to help (something) to proceed or go forward quickly He furthered our plans. bevorder يُعَزِّز ، يُقَدِّم придвижвам podporovat bringe videre fördern προωθώ adelantar, aligerar, avanzar; fomentar, promover, apoyar, favorecer edendama به پیشرفت چیزی کمک کردن edistää favoriser לקדם आगे बढ़ाना unapredivati, promicati elősegít mempercepat ÿta undir, þoka áfram agevolare, favorire 推進する 촉진하다 (pa)remti, prisidėti prie sekmēt; veicināt mempercepat bevorderen fremme, befordre, hjelpe fram porzeć, posunąć do przodu avançar a favo­riza, a susţine содействовать podporovať pospešiti ubrzati främja, hjälpa fram สนับสนุน ilerlemek, ileriye götürmek 促進 просувати, сприяти کسی چیز کو تیزی سے آگے بڑھانا đẩy mạnh, xúc tiến 促进

adv furtherˈmore [-ˈmoː]

in addition (to what has been said) Furthermore, I should like to point out. verder بِالإضافَةِ إلى هذا، زيادةً على ذلك освен това mimoto endvidere; derudover ..ferner επιπλέον además peale selle علاوه بر این lisäksi de plus נוֹסָף עַל כָּך इसके अतिरिक्त osim toga, nadalje azonkívül, továbbá lebih-lebih enn fremur; þar að auki inoltre おまけに 그 위에, 덧붙여 dar daugiau, be to turklāt tambahan lagi bovendien dessuten, i tillegg, enn videre ponadto além disso mai mult к тому же; кроме того okrem toho še več štaviše vidare, dessutom นอกจากนี้ ayrıca, üstelik 此外 до того ж; крім того علاوہ ازیں hơn nữa, vả lại ...此外

adv furthest

(alsoˈfarthestˈfaː-) at or to the greatest distance or degree Who lives furthest away? verste إلى أبعَد مَسافَه أو درجَه най-далечен nejdále længst; mest am weitesten μακρύτερος, μακρύτερα más lejos kõige kaugemal(e) بیشترین؛ دورترین kauimpana, kauimmas le plus loin רָחוֹק יוֹתֵר सबसे आगे का najdlje legtávolabb(ra) paling jauh fjærst, lengst (í burtu) (il) più lontano 最も遠くに 가장 먼, 가장 toliausiai vistālāk paling jauh verst lengst borte/unna/vekk, fjernest najdalej o mais longe cel mai departe дальше всего najďalej najdlje najdalje avlägsnast, längst bort มากที่สุด en uzakta/ileride, en uzağa/ileriye 最遠地，最大程度地 якомога далі بعید ترین xa hơn hết, xa nhất 最远地，最大程度地