furthermore; in addition: further, he even brought a friend; help or advance the progress of: She will further her own career. [Farther and further have been used interchangeably throughout their histories. However, only further should be used to mean moreover, furthermore, additionally, or to advance the progress of.]
Not to be confused with:
farther – at or to a greater distance, degree, or extent: the farther side of the building
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; promote. See Synonyms at advance.
[Middle English, from Old English furthra, from furthor, farther. Adv., from Middle English, from Old English furthor; see per in Indo-European roots.]
Farther and further are both comparative forms of far. Farthest and furthest are the superlative forms. When you are talking about distance, you can use any of these forms.
Birds were able to find food by flying farther and farther.
He must have found a window open further along the balcony.
Gus was in the farthest corner of the room.
The sun is then at its furthest point to the south.
However, when you are talking about the degree or extent of something, you can only use further or furthest.
He needed to develop his reading further.
The furthest you can get on a farm is foreman, and you won't be this until it's nearly time to retire.
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"
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"
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"
further from (usually with the truth as object, in expression "nothing could be further from the truth") less like, more unlikeShe thought he was joking but nothing could be further from the truth.seefarther
(= more distant) → plus loin London is further from Manchester than Leeds is → Londresest plus loin de Manchester que Leeds. How much further is it? BUTC'est encore loin?. How much further is it to Glasgow? BUTCombien de kilomètres reste-t-il jusqu'à Glasgow?.
a. (in time) → oltre, più avanti; (in place) → più lontano, oltre, più avanti further back → più indietro further on (also) (fig) → più avanti how much further is it? → quanto mancaor dista? I got no further with him (fig) → non sono riuscito a cavare un ragno dal buco nothing is further from my thoughts → non ci penso neanche
(sometimes ˈfarther (ˈfaː-) ) at or to a great distance or degree. I cannot go any further. verder إلى حد بعيد، أبْعَد по-нататък mais longe dále weiter længere; videre μακρύτερα, παραπέρα, περισσότεροmás lejos, más allá kaugemal(e) فراتر pitemmälle plus loin רָחוֹק יוֹתֶר और आगे का dalje tovább lebih jauh lengra più lontano, oltre さらに遠く 더 멀리 toliau tālāk jauh verderlengerdalej لیری 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
adverb, adjective
more; in addition. I cannot explain further; There is no further news. verdere أكْثَر повече mais více; další weiter yderligere περισσότερο, άλλοmás; además rohkem بیشتر lisää davantageעוד और आगे, अधिक विस्तार से, के अलावा dalje, dodatno több; más lebih lanjut frekar, meira, nánar oltre, ulteriore それ以上 (の) 게다가 daugiau; tolesnis, tolimesnis papildu-; sīkāk lebih lanjut verdermer, ytterligere, viderewięcej, dodatkowo, dalszy اضافه تر mais mai mult; în plus далее; дополнительныи 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）
verb
to help (something) to proceed or go forward quickly. He furthered our plans. bevorder يُعَزِّز ، يُقَدِّم придвижвам avançar podporovat fördern bringe videre προωθώadelantar, 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 bevorderenfremme, befordre, hjelpe fram porzeć, posunąć do przodu د ترقی لپاره مرسته کول 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
ˌfurtherˈmore (-ˈmoː) adverb
in addition (to what has been said). Furthermore, I should like to point out. verder بِالإضافَةِ إلى هذا، زيادةً على ذلك освен това além disso mimoto ..ferner endvidere; derudover επιπλέονademás 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 게다가 dar daugiau, be to turklāt tambahan lagi bovendiendessuten, i tillegg, enn videreponadto په زياته انډازه، سر بېره پردې 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 而且，此外
ˈfurthest adverb
(also ˈfarthest (ˈfaː-) ) at or to the greatest distance or degree. Who lives furthest away? verste إلى أبعَد مَسافَه أو درجَه най-далечен o mais longe nejdále am weitesten længst; mest μακρύτερος, μακρύτεραmás lejos kõige kaugemal(e) بیشترین؛ دورترین pisimmällä le plus loin רָחוֹק יוֹתֵר सबसे आगे का najdlje legtávolabb(ra) paling jauh fjærst, lengst (í burtu) più lontano 最も遠くに 가장 멀리 toliausiai vistālāk paling jauh verst lengst borte/unna/vekk, fjernestnajdalej ډير ليرى، تر ټولو ليرى o mais longe cel mai departe дальше всего najďalej najdlje najdalje avlägsnast, längst bort ไกลที่สุด 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
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