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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.
   1913 webster

         i should nothing further the weal public. --robynsom
                                                  more's
                                                  utopia.
   1913 webster
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.
   1913 webster

         they sdvanced us far as eleusis and thria; but no
         further.                                 --jowett
                                                  thucyd. .
   1913 webster

   further off, not so near; apart by a greater distance.
      1913 webster
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.
      1913 webster

   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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