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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  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.
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           This binds thee, then, to further my design. --Dryden.
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           I should nothing further the weal public. --Robynsom
                                                    (More's
                                                    Utopia).
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  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.
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           Carries us, I know not how much further, into familiar
           company.                                 --M. Arnold.
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           They sdvanced us far as Eleusis and Thria; but no
           further.                                 --Jowett
                                                    (Thucyd. ).
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     Further off, not so near; apart by a greater distance.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  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.
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     2. Beyond; additional; as, a further reason for this opinion;
        nothing further to suggest.
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     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.
           [1913 Webster]

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) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  further
       See far

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  far
       adj 1: at a great distance in time or space or degree; "we come
              from a far country"; "far corners of the earth"; "the
              far future"; "a far journey"; "the far side of the
              road"; "far from the truth"; "far in the future" [ant:
               near]
       2: being of a considerable distance or length; "a far trek"
       3: being the animal or vehicle on the right or being on the
          right side of an animal or vehicle; "the horse on the
          right is the far horse"; "the right side is the far side
          of the horse"
       4: beyond a norm in opinion or actions; "the far right"
       n : a terrorist organization that seeks to overthrow the
           government dominated by Tutsi and to reinstitute Hutu
           control; "in 1999 ALIR guerrillas kidnapped and killed
           eight foreign tourists" [syn: Army for the Liberation of
           Rwanda, ALIR, Former Armed Forces, Interahamwe]
       adv 1: 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: at or to or from a great distance in space; "he traveled
          far"; "strayed far from home"; "sat far away from each
          other"
       3: 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: remote in time; "if we could see far into the future"; "all
          that happened far in the past"
       5: to an advanced stage or point; "a young man who will go very
          far"
       [also: further, farther]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ 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]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  further
     Αγγλικά adv.
     περαιτέρω, επιπλέον, εξάλλου, επίσης
     Αγγλικά vb.
     υποστηρίζω, προάγω, προωθώ

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  further
     a.
     1 (lb en comparative form of ''far'') More distant; relatively
  distant.
     2 more, additional.
     adv.
     1 (lb en comparative form of ''far'') To, at or over a greater
  distance in space, time or other extent.
     2 (lb en comparative form of ''far'') To a greater extent or degree.
     3 Beyond what is already stated or is already the case.
     vb.
     (lb en transitive) To help forward; to assist.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  further
     a.
     1 (lb en comparative form of ''far'') More distant; relatively
  distant.
     2 more, additional.
     adv.
     1 (lb en comparative form of ''far'') To, at or over a greater
  distance in space, time or other extent.
     2 (lb en comparative form of ''far'') To a greater extent or degree.
     3 Beyond what is already stated or is already the case.
     vb.
     (lb en transitive) To help forward; to assist.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  further
     a.
     1 (lb en comparative form of ''far'') More distant; relatively
  distant.
     2 more, additional.
     adv.
     1 (lb en comparative form of ''far'') To, at or over a greater
  distance in space, time or other extent.
     2 (lb en comparative form of ''far'') To a greater extent or degree.
     3 Beyond what is already stated or is already the case.
     vb.
     (lb en transitive) To help forward; to assist.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  further
     a.
     1 (lb en comparative form of ''far'') More distant; relatively
  distant.
     2 more, additional.
     adv.
     1 (lb en comparative form of ''far'') To, at or over a greater
  distance in space, time or other extent.
     2 (lb en comparative form of ''far'') To a greater extent or degree.
     3 Beyond what is already stated or is already the case.
     vb.
     (lb en transitive) To help forward; to assist.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  further
     Englanti a.
     (taivm-komp en far luok=a); etäisempi
     Englanti adv.
     1 edelleen, pidemmälle
     2 etäisempi
     Englanti vb.
     edistää, edesauttaa

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  further
     Engelska a.
     1 bortre, fortsatt
     2 (böjning en adj far)
     Engelska adv.
     1 ytterligare, vidare
     2 (böjning en adv far)
     Engelska vb.
     främja, gynna, befordra

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  further /fˈɜːðə/
  meer

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Further /fˈɜːðə/
  أكثر

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  further //ˈfɜː.ðə// //ˈfɝ.ðɚ// 
  1. освен това, по-далеч
  2. по-нататък
  comparative of far
  3. освен това
  in addition

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  further //ˈfɜː.ðə// //ˈfɝ.ðɚ// 
  1. подкрепям, съдействам
  to encourage growth
  2. подкрепям
  to support progress

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  further /fˈɜːðə/ 
  další

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  further /fˈɜːðə/
  později

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  further /fˈɜːðə/ 
  podporovat

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  further /fˈɜːðə/ 
  pozdější

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  further /fˈɜːðə/
  dál

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  further /fˈɜːðə/
  dále