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4 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Further \Fur"ther\, a. compar. [Positive wanting; superl. {Furthest}.] 1. More remote; at a greater distance; more in advance; farther; as the further end of the field. See {Farther}. 2. Beyond; additional; as a further reason for this opinion; nothing further to suggest. Note: The forms further and farther are in general not differentiated by writers, but further is preferred by many when application to quantity or degree is implied. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Further \Fur"ther"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Furthered}; p. pr & vb n. {Furthering}.] [OE. furthren forthren AS fyr[eth]ran, fyr[eth]rian. See {Further}, adv.] To help forward; to promote; to advance; to forward; to help or assist. This binds thee, then, to further my design. --Dryden. I should nothing further the weal public. --Robynsom (More's Utopia). From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Further \Fur"ther\, adv [A comparative of forth; OE further, forther, AS fur?or, far?ur; akin to G. f["u]rder. See {Forth}, adv.] To a greater distance; in addition; moreover. See {Farther}. Carries us I know not how much further, into familiar company. --M. Arnold. They sdvanced us far as Eleusis and Thria; but no further. --Jowett (Thucyd. ). {Further off}, not so near apart by a greater distance. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: further adj 1: existing or coming by way of addition; "an additional problem"; "further information"; "there will be further delays"; "took more time" [syn: {additional}, {further(a)}, {more(a)}] 2: more distant in especially degree; "nothing could be further from the truth"; "further from our expectations"; "farther from the truth"; "farther from our expectations" [syn: {farther}] adv 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); "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" [syn: {farther}] 2: 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: 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" [syn: {farther}] v 1: promote the growth of "Foster our children's well-being and education" [syn: {foster}] 2: contribute to the progress or growth of "I am promoting the use of computers in the classroom" [syn: {promote}, {advance}, {boost}, {encourage}]
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