1 (comparative of far) (especially BrE) at or to a greater distance
SYNFARTHER:
We had walked further than I had realized. * Two miles further on we came to a small town. * The hospital is further down the road. * Can you stand a bit further away?
2 a longer way in the past or the future:
Think further back into your childhood. * How will the company be doing ten years further on?
3 to a greater degree or extent:
The police decided to investigate further. * My life is further complicated by having to work such long hours. * Nothing could be further from the truth.
4 (formal) in addition to what has just been said
SYNFURTHERMORE:
Further, it is important to consider the cost of repairs. -< FARTHER
IDIOMS
further along / down the road at some time in the future:
There are certain to be more job losses further down the road.
go further
1 to say more about sth, or make a more extreme point about it:
I would go even further and suggest that the entire government is corrupt.
2 to last longer; to serve more people:
They watered down the soup to make it go further.
go no further
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This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for further is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Is further a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, further is tagged as adverb.
Does further appear elsewhere on Lughet?
Yes — further appears under other sources or language pairs in Lughet's collection. See the list below.
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