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/'fɜrðər/

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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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"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"

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farther
verb
promote the growth of
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foster

type of:
promote encourage boost advance
adjective
more distant in especially degree
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"nothing could be further from the truth" "further from our expectations"

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farther 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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"went only three miles further" "further in the future"

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farther
verb
contribute to the progress or growth of
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advance boost encourage promote

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support back up

Examples of further

"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"
"further from our expectations"
"went only three miles further"
"further in the future"