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- [fur-th er]
- /ˈfɜr ðər/
- /ˈfɜːðə(r)/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [fur-th er]
- /ˈfɜr ðər/
Definitions of further word
- adverb further at or to a great distance; a long way off; at or to a remote point: We sailed far ahead of the fleet. 1
- adverb further at or to a remote or advanced time: We talked far into the night. 1
- adverb further at or to a great, advanced, or definite point of progress, or degree: Having come this far, we might as well continue. 1
- adverb further much or many: I need far more time. We gained far more advantages. 1
- adjective further being at a great distance; remote in time or place: a far country; the far future. 1
- adjective further extending to a great distance: the far frontiers of empire. 1
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Origin of further
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English furthere, Old English furthra; cognate with German vordere more advanced
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Further
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
further popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 91% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
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This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for further
verb further
- hasten — to move or act with haste; proceed with haste; hurry: to hasten to a place.
- help — to give or provide what is necessary to accomplish a task or satisfy a need; contribute strength or means to; render assistance to; cooperate effectively with; aid; assist: He planned to help me with my work. Let me help you with those packages.
- facilitate — to make easier or less difficult; help forward (an action, a process, etc.): Careful planning facilitates any kind of work.
- promote — to help or encourage to exist or flourish; further: to promote world peace.
- speed — rapidity in moving, going, traveling, proceeding, or performing; swiftness; celerity: the speed of light; the speed of sound.
adjective further
- additional — Additional things are extra things apart from the ones already present.
- more — Mossi (def 2).
- extra — Added to an existing or usual amount or number.
- added — You use added to say that something has more of a particular thing or quality.
- supplementary — Also, supplemental. of the nature of or forming a supplement; additional.
adverb further
- additionally — You use additionally to introduce something extra such as an extra fact or reason.
- again — You use again to indicate that something happens a second time, or after it has already happened before.
- also — You can use also to give more information about a person or thing, or to add another relevant fact.
- then — at that time: Prices were lower then.
- yet — at the present time; now: Don't go yet. Are they here yet?
Antonyms for further
verb further
- block — A block of flats or offices is a large building containing them.
- hinder — to cause delay, interruption, or difficulty in; hamper; impede: The storm hindered our progress.
- delay — If you delay doing something, you do not do it immediately or at the planned or expected time, but you leave it until later.
- slow — moving or proceeding with little or less than usual speed or velocity: a slow train.
- conceal — If you conceal something, you cover it or hide it carefully.
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