further — English Dictionary

Verb

1. To help forward; to assist.

   Usage

   • Transitive

   Antonyms

   hinder

   Examples

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   In happie houre we haue ſet the Crowne Upon your Kingly head, that ſeeks our honor, In ioyning with the man, ordain’d by heauen To further euerie action to the beſt.

   Upon this he brought me a cotton bag and giving it to me, said, "Take this bag and fill it with pebbles from the beach and go forth with a company of the townsfolk to whom I will give a charge respecting thee. Do as they do and belike thou shalt gain what may further thy return voyage to thy native land."

2. To encourage growth; to support progress or growth of something; to promote.

   Usage

   • Transitive

   Examples

   Further the economy.

   to further the peace process

Adjective

1. More distant; relatively distant.

   Usage

   • not-comparable

   Examples

   See those two lampposts? Run to the further one.

   He was standing at the further end of the corridor.

2. More, additional.

   Usage

   • not-comparable

   Examples

   I have one further comment to make.

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   This time Cudicini was left helpless when Natcho stepped up to expertly curl the ball into the top corner. That was the cue for further pressure from the Russian side and it took further Cudicini saves to keep the score down.

Adverb

1. To, at or over a greater distance in space, time or other extent.

   Usage

   • not-comparable

   Examples

   I can run further than you.

   I live a little further out of town.

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   How was your company doing ten years further back?

   “A very welcome, kind, useful present, that means to the parish. By the way, Hopkins, let this go no further. We don't want the tale running round that a rich person has arrived. Churchill, my dear fellow, we have such greedy sharks, and wolves in lamb's clothing.[…]”

2. To a greater extent or degree.

   Usage

   • not-comparable

   Examples

   Of the two civilisations, this one was further advanced.

   I do not propose to discuss it any further. - Please, let me explain just a little further.

3. Beyond what is already stated or is already the case.

   Usage

   • not-comparable

   Examples

   Chapter 10 further explains the ideas introduced in Chapter 9.

   Don't confuse things further.

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   Further, affiant sayeth naught. (A formal statement ending a deposition or affidavit, immediately preceding the affiant's signature.)

   The use of algorithms in policing is one example of their increasing influence on our lives.[…]who, if anyone, is policing their use[?] Such concerns were sharpened further by the continuing revelations about how the US National Security Agency (NSA) has been using algorithms to help it interpret the colossal amounts of data it has collected from its covert dragnet of international telecommunications.

4. Also; in addition; furthermore; moreover.

   Usage

   • conjunctive
   • not-comparable

   Examples

   It is overlong, and further, it makes no sense.

   I claim further that he did not own the company but only worked there.

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   Further, besides sensible things and Forms he says there are the objects of mathematics, which occupy an intermediate position,[…].

5. Following on (from).

   Usage

   • not-comparable
   • with to

   Examples

   Further to our recent telephone call, I am writing to clarify certain points raised.

   This example is further to the one on page 17.

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   The Court notes that the applicant’s registration by the StB as their “agent” lies at the heart of the application. Although the Court has no jurisdiction ratione temporis to examine the registration as such, it observes that, further to his registration, the applicant was issued with a negative security clearance and his name and reputation were called into question.

Adjective

1. more distant in especially degree

   Synonyms

   farther

   Examples

   nothing could be further from the truth

   further from our expectations

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   farther from the truth

   farther from our expectations

Adverb

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)

   Synonyms

   farther

   Examples

   further complicated by uncertainty about the future

   let's not discuss it further

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   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

2. in addition or furthermore

   Examples

   if we further suppose

   stated further that he would not cooperate with them

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   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)

   Synonyms

   farther

   Examples

   farther north

   moved farther away

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   farther down the corridor

   the practice may go back still farther to the Druids

   went only three miles further

   further in the future

Verb

1. promote the growth of

   Synonyms

   fostercultivate

   Broader terms

   promoteadvanceboostencourage

   Examples

   Foster our children's well-being and education

2. contribute to the progress or growth of

   Synonyms

   promoteadvanceboostencourage

   Broader terms

   supportback up

   Examples

   I am promoting the use of computers in the classroom