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further

[ fur-ther ]

adverb

  1. at or to a greater distance; farther:

    I'm too tired to go further.

  2. at or to a more advanced point; to a greater extent:

    Let's not discuss it further.

  3. in addition; moreover:

    Further, he should be here any minute.



adjective

  1. more distant or remote; farther:

    The map shows it to be further than I thought.

  2. more extended:

    Does this mean a further delay?

  3. Further meetings seem pointless.

verb (used with object)

  1. to help forward (a work, undertaking, cause, etc.); promote; advance; forward:

    You can always count on him to further his own interests.

further

/ ˈfɜːðə /

adverb

  1. in addition; furthermore
  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; farther


adjective

  1. additional; more
  2. more distant or remote in time or space; farther

verb

  1. tr to assist the progress of; promote

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Usage

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Confusables Note

See farther.

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Derived Forms

  • ˈfurtherer, noun

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Other Words From

  • further·er noun

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Word History and Origins

Origin of further1

First recorded before 900; Middle English furthere, Old English furthra; cognate with German vordere “more advanced”

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Word History and Origins

Origin of further1

Old English furthor ; related to Old Frisian further , Old Saxon furthor , Old High German furdar ; see forth

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Idioms and Phrases

see without further ado .

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Example Sentences

Also, she was tall and thin, too, further adding to the ways she met the physical beauty conventions.

Her post-crown fame, though, only further begs the question: Why has there not been another Jewish Miss America since 1945?

In Uganda, legislators are considering further criminalization of LGBT advocacy and same-sex relationships.

Further, there are maintenance crews who have to fix those drones.

After that speech, many of the students gathered around to talk further.

Off went the officers again, some distance to the front, and then back again to their men, and got them on a little further.

The improvement of transport still further swelled the volume of production.

Harry had no further adventures in reaching Fulton, and at once reported to Captain Duffield, who was in command of the post.

He, therefore, did as he said; made no further observation, but conducted himself to his young friend with grave distance.

As the next verse is the last you needn't trouble yourself to make any further observations.

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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023

Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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