furthest

fur·thest  (fûrst)

adj. A superlative of far.

Most distant in degree, time, or space: That's the furthest thing from my mind. They explored the furthest reaches of space.

adv. A superlative of far.

1. To the greatest extent or degree: went the furthest of all the children in her education.

2. At or to the most distant point in space or time: He swam the furthest.

---

[Middle English, from further, more distant; see further.]

---

furthest [ˈfɜːðɪst]

adv

1. to the greatest degree or extent

2. to or at the greatest distance in time or space; farthest

adj

most distant or remote in time or space; farthest

Thesaurus

Adj.	1.	furthest - (comparatives of `far') most remote in space or time or order; "had traveled to the farthest frontier"; "don't go beyond the farthermost (or furthermost) tree"; "explored the furthest reaches of space"; "the utmost tip of the peninsula" farthermost, farthest, furthermost, uttermost, utmost comparative, comparative degree - the comparative form of an adjective or adverb; "`faster' is the comparative of the adjective `fast'"; "`less famous' is the comparative degree of the adjective `famous'"; "`more surely' is the comparative of the adverb `surely'" 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.	furthest - to the greatest degree or extent or most advanced stage (`furthest' is used more often than `farthest' in this abstract sense); "went the furthest of all the children in her education"; "furthest removed from reality"; "she goes farthest in helping us" farthest
	2.	furthest - to the greatest distance in space or time (`farthest' is used more often than `furthest' in this physical sense); "see who could jump the farthest"; "chose the farthest seat from the door"; "he swam the furthest" farthest

---

furthest farthest

adjective most distant, extreme, ultimate, remotest, outermost, uttermost, furthermost, outmost the furthest point from earth see farthest

Translations

furthest [ˈfɜːðɪst]

A. ADV SUPERL of far

1. (in distance) → más lejos
who has the furthest to go home? → ¿quién es el que vive más lejos?
that's the furthest that anyone has gone → ése es el punto más lejano al que se ha llegado

2. (in progress) that was the furthest the club had ever gone → eso era lo máximo a lo que el club había llegado
Poland has taken these ideas furthest → Polonia ha sido el país que más ha desarrollado estas ideas

3. (= most) → más
prices have fallen furthest in the south of England → donde más han bajado los precios ha sido en el sur de Inglaterra

B. ADJ → más lejano
the furthest point → el punto más lejano
the seat furthest from the window → el asiento que más lejos está de la ventana
the furthest recesses of the mind → los recovecos más olvidados de la mente

furthest [ˈfɜː^rðɪst]

adv (in space) → le plus loin

(in time) → le plus loin

[progress, advance] → le plus; [fall] → le plus

adj (= most distant) [point, place] → le* plus éloigné*(la)(e)

furthest

adv → am weitesten; these fields are furthest (away) from his farm → diese Felder liegen am weitesten von seinem Hof entfernt; this is the furthest north you can go → dies ist der nördlichste Punkt, den man erreichen kann; those who came furthest → die, die am weitesten gereist sind; it was the furthest the Irish team had ever got → so weit war die irische Mannschaft noch nie gekommen; here prices have fallen furthest → hier sind die Preise am meisten or stärksten gefallen; he went the furthest into this question → er drang am tiefsten in diese Frage ein

adj → am weitesten entfernt; the furthest of the three villages → das entfernteste von den drei Dörfern; in the furthest depths of the forest → in den tiefsten Tiefen des Waldes; 5 km at the furthest → höchstens 5 km; the furthest way round → der weiteste Weg herum; the furthest distance → die größte Entfernung; taken to the furthest extent (fig) → zum Äußersten getrieben; the furthest limits of endurance → die äußersten Grenzen des Durchhaltevermögens

furthest [ˈfɜːðɪst] superl of far

1. adv this is the furthest you can go → non puoi andare più lontano

2. adj → più lontano/a, più distante

---

furthest [ˈfɜːðɪst] superl of far

1. adv this is the furthest you can go → non puoi andare più lontano

2. adj → più lontano/a, più distante