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UK
/fˈɜːðəst/
]
[ US /ˈfɝθəst/ ]
[ US /ˈfɝθəst/ ]
ADJECTIVE
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(comparatives of `far') most remote in space or time or order
don't go beyond the farthermost (or furthermost) tree
the utmost tip of the peninsula
explored the furthest reaches of space
had traveled to the farthest frontier
ADVERB
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to the greatest distance in space or time (`farthest' is used more often than `furthest' in this physical sense)
see who could jump the farthest
he swam the furthest
chose the farthest seat from the door -
to the greatest degree or extent or most advanced stage (`furthest' is used more often than `farthest' in this abstract sense)
furthest removed from reality
she goes farthest in helping us
went the furthest of all the children in her education
How To Use furthest In A Sentence
- The poles furthest away look the smallest. Christianity Today
- Amongst those who have travelled furthest to take part in the Festival are a group from Northern Ireland.
- All four of them were hustled into the back seat of the limo like 4 year olds and sat down on the furthest seat from the door as they could.
- The most curious usage, because it seems to have spread furthest from its origins, whatever they are, is snail.
- In 12,900 years, the North will have colder winters because Earth will be furthest from the Sun (aphelion) in January. Milankovitch cycles
- I wanted to be an actress but the furthest I ever got was selling ice-creams in a theatre.
- Countries that have gone furthest in tackling fraud have strong financial and medical accountability systems, i.e. proper accounting and reporting underpinned by solid audit regimes.
- We and the cinema must first conquer the DVD as a medium which serves the furthest peripheries of image production as much as the centre, the dissidents as much as the mainstream.
- People will be asked to pay £1 to guess the furthest distance a balloon will travel over three weeks following the release.
- The furthest advance of any allied force during the battle was five miles. Times, Sunday Times