English Explanatory Dictionary

further

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To help forward; to assist.
  2. To encourage growth; to support progress or growth of something; to promote.
adj
  1. More distant; relatively distant.
  2. More, additional.
adv
  1. To, at or over a greater distance in space, time or other extent.
  2. To a greater extent or degree.
  3. Beyond what is already stated or is already the case.
  4. Also; in addition; furthermore; moreover.
  5. Following on (from).

Pronunciation

fûr′thər /ˈfɜː.ðə/ en-GB-further.ogg /ˈfɝ.ðɚ/ en-us-further.ogg

Word forms

further furthers furthering furthered farther

Etymology

From Middle English further, forther, from Old English forþor, furþor (“further”, adverb), from Proto-West Germanic *furþer, from Proto-Indo-European *per- (a common preposition), equivalent to fore + -ther (a vestigial comparative ending still present in such words as other, either, whether, and, in altered form, in after); or as sometimes stated, as forth + -er. Cognate with Scots forder, furder (“further”), Saterland Frisian foarder (“further”), West Frisian fierder (“further”), Dutch verder (“further”), German fürder (“further”).

Antonyms

hinder

Related words

far

Derived words

furtherance furtherer furtherly furtherment furthersome furtherdom further education furtherhood furthermost furtherness furtherward no further action until further notice with no further ado without further ado furthermore seek-no-further

Translations

Afrikaans: verder Bulgarian: по-нататък Danish: længere Dutch: verder Finnish: kauempana Finnish: kauemmaksi Finnish: kauemmas Finnish: kauempaa French: plus loin Galician: alén German: weiter Latin: porrō Latvian: tuvāk Polish: dalej Portuguese: mais distantemente Portuguese: mais de longe Romanian: mai departe Russian: да́льше Spanish: más lejos Spanish: acullá Spanish: ulteriormente
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