Meaning & Definition of Further in English

1. Promote the growth of

• "Foster our children's well-being and education"

2. Contribute to the progress or growth of

• "I am promoting the use of computers in the classroom"

1. 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. 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"