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UK
/fˈɜːðɐ/
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[ US /ˈfɝðɝ/ ]
[ US /ˈfɝðɝ/ ]
ADVERB
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to or at a greater distance in time or space (`farther' is used more frequently than `further' in this physical sense)
farther north
went only three miles further
moved farther away
further in the future
farther down the corridor
the practice may go back still farther to the Druids -
in addition or furthermore
they are definitely coming; further, they should be here already
stated further that he would not cooperate with them
if we further suppose -
to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (`further' is used more often than `farther' in this abstract sense)
the application of the law was extended farther
he is going no farther in his studies
further complicated by uncertainty about the future
nothing could be further from the truth
let's not discuss it further
nothing could be further from the truth
they are further along in their research than we expected
VERB
-
contribute to the progress or growth of
I am promoting the use of computers in the classroom -
promote the growth of
Foster our children's well-being and education
ADJECTIVE
-
more distant in especially degree
nothing could be further from the truth
further from our expectations
farther from the truth
nothing could be further from the truth
farther from our expectations
How To Use further In A Sentence
- It also contains a series of waterfalls and cascades to further enhance the beauty of a hole that is certain to generate a lot of comment throughout the week.
- ‘Of course, if you fail, and you have been put on that pedestal, it is a lot harder because you have further to fall,’ he said.
- Often the parent feels helpless and very discouraged and may also give up on the child which reinforces the child's feelings of inadequacy and may cause the child to retreat or regress further.
- It likewise furthered the career of Mary Shelley as "The Author of Frankenstein," the rubric under which she continued her anonymous publication with a second novel immersed in medieval Italian history, Valperga: or, The Life and Adventures of Castruccio, Prince of Lucca (1823). Biography
- But the initial reason was unascertained and needed further investigation, particularly a toxicology report. Times, Sunday Times
- Apparently, the discovery that Landis is 10,000 years old further proves the fact that he is using performance enhancing steroids. creeky belly Doping ID - The Panda's Thumb
- This also suggests that this deity was first adopted by the tradition of the monastery of Sa-gya, [26] a hypothesis further confirmed by the reference in the founding myth to his being taken over by the holder of the Sa-gya throne So-nam-rin-chen (bsod nams rin chen). The Shugden Affair: Origins of a Controversy (Part I)
- Furthermore, in order to assess the special disability and whether there has been unconscionable conduct, it is essential to also examine the actual actions of those against whom that conduct is impugned.
- Instead they have further undermined the economy by driving capital and foreign investors out of the country. Times, Sunday Times
- Eventually almost all postwar writers whose work departs significantly from convention have come to be labeled "postmodernist," a term that has definable meaning but that also has been used as an aid in this lashing-out, a way to further disparage such writers both by lumping them together indiscriminately and by identifying their work as just another participant in literary fashion. Postmodernism