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- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
further \fur"ther"\, v. t. imp. p. p. furthered; p. pr.
vb. n. furthering. oe. furthren, forthren, as.
fyrethran, fyrethrian. see further, adv.
to help forward; to promote; to advance; to forward; to help
or assist.
1913 webster
this binds thee, then, to further my design. --dryden.
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i should nothing further the weal public. --robynsom
more's
utopia.
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see also:
furthered furthering further
- [2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
further \fur"ther\, adv. a comparative of forth; oe. further,
forther, as. fur?or, far?ur; akin to g. f"urder. see
forth, adv.
to a greater distance; in addition; moreover. see farther.
1913 webster
carries us, i know not how much further, into familiar
company. --m. arnold.
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they sdvanced us far as eleusis and thria; but no
further. --jowett
thucyd. .
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further off, not so near; apart by a greater distance.
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see also:
forth farther further off
- [3] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
further \fur"ther\, a. compar. positive wanting; superl.
furthest.
1. more remote; at a greater distance; more in advance;
farther; as, the further end of the field. see farther.
1913 webster
2. beyond; additional; as, a further reason for this opinion;
nothing further to suggest.
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note: the forms further and farther are in general not
differentiated by writers, but further is preferred by
many when application to quantity or degree is implied.
1913 webster
see also:
furthest farther
- [4] : WordNet (r) 2.0
further
see far
see also:
far
- [5] : WordNet (r) 2.0
far
adj 1: 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" ant:
near
2: being of a considerable distance or length; "a far trek"
3: being the animal or vehicle on the right or being on the
right side of an animal or vehicle; "the horse on the
right is the far horse"; "the right side is the far side
of the horse"
4: beyond a norm in opinion or actions; "the far right"
n : a terrorist organization that seeks to overthrow the
government dominated by tutsi and to reinstitute hutu
control; "in 1999 alir guerrillas kidnapped and killed
eight foreign tourists" syn: army for the liberation of
rwanda, alir, former armed forces, interahamwe
adv 1: to a considerable degree; very much; "a far far better thing
that i do"; "felt far worse than yesterday"; "eyes far
too close together"
2: at or to or from a great distance in space; "he traveled
far"; "strayed far from home"; "sat far away from each
other"
3: at or to a certain point or degree; "i can only go so far
before i have to give up"; "how far can we get with this
kind of argument?"
4: remote in time; "if we could see far into the future"; "all
that happened far in the past"
5: to an advanced stage or point; "a young man who will go very
far"
also: further, farther
see also:
near army for the liberation of rwanda alir former armed forces interahamwe further
farther
- [6] : WordNet (r) 2.0
further
adj 1: existing or coming by way of addition; "an additional
problem"; "further information"; "there will be
further delays"; "took more time" syn: additional,
furthera, morea
2: more distant in especially degree; "nothing could be further
from the truth"; "further from our expectations"; "farther
from the truth"; "farther from our expectations" syn: farther
adv 1: 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" syn: farther
2: 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: 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" syn: farther
v 1: promote the growth of; "foster our children's well-being and
education" syn: foster
2: contribute to the progress or growth of; "i am promoting the
use of computers in the classroom" syn: promote, advance,
boost, encourage
see also:
additional furthera morea farther foster promote
advance boost encourage
- [7] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
92 moby thesaurus words for "further":
above, accessory, added, additional, additionally, advance,
advantage, again, aid, all included, also, altogether,
among other things, ancillary, and all, and also, and so, another,
as well, assist, au reste, auxiliary, back, beside, besides,
beyond, boost, collateral, conduce to, contribute to, contributory,
else, en plus, encourage, engender, expedite, extra, facilitate,
farther, favor, for lagniappe, forward, foster, fresh, furthermore,
generate, hasten, help, in addition, inter alia, into the bargain,
item, lend wings to, likewise, make for, more, more distant,
moreover, new, on the side, on top of, other, over, over and above,
patronize, plus, promote, propagate, push forward, put forward,
quicken, remoter, renewed, serve, set forward, similarly, spare,
speed, supernumerary, supplemental, supplementary, support,
surplus, then, therewith, thither, to boot, too, ulterior, yet,
yon, yonder
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