Meaning & Definition of Farther in English

1. More distant in especially space or time

• "They live in the farther house"

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"

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"

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"