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further definition
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Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb further 1 of 2 senses of further Sense 2 promote, advance, boost, further, encourage => connive at wink at => foster, further => spur => help => carry => feed => contribute, lead, conduce Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb further 1 of 2 senses of further Sense 2 promote, advance, boost, further, encourage => connive at wink at => foster, further => spur => help => carry => feed => contribute, lead, conduce Entailment of verb further Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb further 2 senses of further Sense 1 foster, further => promote, advance, boost, further, encourage Sense 2 promote, advance, boost, further, encourage => support, back up Familiarity of verb further further used as a verb is rare (polysemy count = 2) Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb further Sense 1 foster, further => promote, advance, boost, further, encourage -------------- Sense 2 promote, advance, boost, further, encourage => support, back up -------------- Grep of noun further furtherance Overview of verb further The verb further has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (7) foster, further -- (promote the growth of "Foster our children's well-being and education") 2. (2) promote, advance, boost, further, encourage -- (contribute to the progress or growth of "I am promoting the use of computers in the classroom") Overview of adj further The adj further has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (40) additional, further, more -- (existing or coming by way of addition; "an additional problem"; "further information"; "there will be further delays"; "took more time") 2. (2) 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 further The adv further has 3 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (33) 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. (10) further -- (in addition or furthermore; "if we further suppose"; "stated further that he would not cooperate with them"; "they are definitely coming; further, they should be here already") 3. (1) 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 further 2 senses of further Sense 1 additional, further(postnominal), more(postnominal) INDIRECT (VIA added) -> subtracted Sense 2 further, farther INDIRECT (VIA far) -> near close Similarity of adj further 2 senses of further Sense 1 additional, further(postnominal), more(postnominal) => added (vs. subtracted) Sense 2 further, farther => far (vs. near) Attributes of adj further Familiarity of adj further further used as an adjective is rare (polysemy count = 2) Grep of adj further further furthermost Overview of verb further The verb further has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (7) foster, further -- (promote the growth of "Foster our children's well-being and education") 2. (2) promote, advance, boost, further, encourage -- (contribute to the progress or growth of "I am promoting the use of computers in the classroom") Overview of adj further The adj further has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts) 1. (40) additional, further, more -- (existing or coming by way of addition; "an additional problem"; "further information"; "there will be further delays"; "took more time") 2. (2) 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 further The adv further has 3 senses (first 3 from tagged texts) 1. (33) 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. (10) further -- (in addition or furthermore; "if we further suppose"; "stated further that he would not cooperate with them"; "they are definitely coming; further, they should be here already") 3. (1) 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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