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Also Inflected form of far

farther

fart·her

UK/ˈfɑːðə/ US/ˈfɑɹðɚ/ fairly common

adverb

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”
  • “;”
  • “;”
  • “;”
  • “;”
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2.

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”
Synonyms

adjective

1.

more distant in especially space or time

  • “they live in the farther house”
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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”
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Origin

Variant of further.

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