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farther

/'fɑrðər/

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adverb
to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (`further' is used more often than `farther' in this abstract sense)
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"the application of the law was extended farther" "he is going no farther in his studies"

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further
adjective
more distant in especially degree
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"farther from the truth" "farther from our expectations"

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further far
adverb
to or at a greater distance in time or space (`farther' is used more frequently than `further' in this physical sense)
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"farther north" "moved farther away" "farther down the corridor" "the practice may go back still farther to the Druids"

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further
adjective
more distant in especially space or time
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"they live in the farther house"

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far

Examples of farther

"the application of the law was extended farther"
"he is going no farther in his studies"
"farther from the truth"
"farther from our expectations"
"farther north"
"moved farther away"
"farther down the corridor"
"the practice may go back still farther to the Druids"
"they live in the farther house"