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farther


 
  Overview  of  adj  farther 
 
  The  adj  farther  has  2  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (2)  farther  --  (more  distant  in  especially  space  or  time;  "they  live  in  the  farther  house") 
  2.  (1)  further,  farther  --  (more  distant  in  especially  degree;  "nothing  could  be  further  from  the  truth";  "further  from  our  expectations";  "farther  from  the  truth";  "farther  from  our  expectations") 
 
  Overview  of  adv  farther 
 
  The  adv  farther  has  2  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (3)  further,  farther  --  (to  or  at  a  greater  extent  or  degree  or  a  more  advanced  stage  (`further'  is  used  more  often  than  `farther'  in  this  abstract  sense);  "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";  "the  application  of  the  law  was  extended  farther";  "he  is  going  no  farther  in  his  studies") 
  2.  (2)  farther,  further  --  (to  or  at  a  greater  distance  in  time  or  space  (`farther'  is  used  more  frequently  than  `further'  in  this  physical  sense);  "farther  north";  "moved  farther  away";  "farther  down  the  corridor";  "the  practice  may  go  back  still  farther  to  the  Druids";  "went  only  three  miles  further";  "further  in  the  future") 
 
  Overview  of  adv  far 
 
  The  adv  far  has  5  senses  (first  4  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (62)  far  --  (to  a  considerable  degree;  very  much  "a  far  far  better  thing  that  I  do";  "felt  far  worse  than  yesterday";  "eyes  far  too  close  together") 
  2.  (39)  far  --  (at  or  to  or  from  a  great  distance  in  space;  "he  traveled  far";  "strayed  far  from  home";  "sat  far  away  from  each  other") 
  3.  (22)  far  --  (at  or  to  a  certain  point  or  degree;  "I  can  only  go  so  far  before  I  have  to  give  up";  "how  far  can  we  get  with  this  kind  of  argument?") 
  4.  (3)  far  --  (remote  in  time;  "if  we  could  see  far  into  the  future";  "all  that  happened  far  in  the  past") 
  5.  far  --  (to  an  advanced  stage  or  point;  "a  young  man  who  will  go  very  far") 
 
  Antonyms  of  adj  farther 
 
  2  senses  of  farther 
 
  Sense  1 
  farther 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  far)  ->  near  close 
 
  Sense  2 
  further,  farther 
 
  INDIRECT  (VIA  far)  ->  near  close 
 
  Similarity  of  adj  farther 
 
  2  senses  of  farther 
 
  Sense  1 
  farther 
  =>  far  (vs.  near) 
 
  Sense  2 
  further,  farther 
  =>  far  (vs.  near) 
 
  Attributes  of  adj  farther 
 
 
  Familiarity  of  adj  farther 
 
  farther  used  as  an  adjective  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Grep  of  adj  farther 
  farther 
  farthermost 
 
  Overview  of  adj  farther 
 
  The  adj  farther  has  2  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (2)  farther  --  (more  distant  in  especially  space  or  time;  "they  live  in  the  farther  house") 
  2.  (1)  further,  farther  --  (more  distant  in  especially  degree;  "nothing  could  be  further  from  the  truth";  "further  from  our  expectations";  "farther  from  the  truth";  "farther  from  our  expectations") 
 
  Overview  of  adv  farther 
 
  The  adv  farther  has  2  senses  (first  2  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (3)  further,  farther  --  (to  or  at  a  greater  extent  or  degree  or  a  more  advanced  stage  (`further'  is  used  more  often  than  `farther'  in  this  abstract  sense);  "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";  "the  application  of  the  law  was  extended  farther";  "he  is  going  no  farther  in  his  studies") 
  2.  (2)  farther,  further  --  (to  or  at  a  greater  distance  in  time  or  space  (`farther'  is  used  more  frequently  than  `further'  in  this  physical  sense);  "farther  north";  "moved  farther  away";  "farther  down  the  corridor";  "the  practice  may  go  back  still  farther  to  the  Druids";  "went  only  three  miles  further";  "further  in  the  future") 
 
  Overview  of  adv  far 
 
  The  adv  far  has  5  senses  (first  4  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (62)  far  --  (to  a  considerable  degree;  very  much  "a  far  far  better  thing  that  I  do";  "felt  far  worse  than  yesterday";  "eyes  far  too  close  together") 
  2.  (39)  far  --  (at  or  to  or  from  a  great  distance  in  space;  "he  traveled  far";  "strayed  far  from  home";  "sat  far  away  from  each  other") 
  3.  (22)  far  --  (at  or  to  a  certain  point  or  degree;  "I  can  only  go  so  far  before  I  have  to  give  up";  "how  far  can  we  get  with  this  kind  of  argument?") 
  4.  (3)  far  --  (remote  in  time;  "if  we  could  see  far  into  the  future";  "all  that  happened  far  in  the  past") 
  5.  far  --  (to  an  advanced  stage  or  point;  "a  young  man  who  will  go  very  far") 



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