English Dictionary: FURTHER | by the DICT Development Group |
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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]: | |
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Further \Fur"ther\, a. compar. [Positive wanting; superl. {Furthest}.] 1. More remote; at a greater distance; more in advance; farther; as, the further end of the field. See {Farther}. 2. Beyond; additional; as, a further reason for this opinion; nothing further to suggest. Note: The forms further and farther are in general not differentiated by writers, but further is preferred by many when application to quantity or degree is implied. | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Further \Fur"ther"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Furthered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Furthering}.] [OE. furthren, forthren, AS. fyr[edh]ran, fyr[edh]rian. See {Further}, adv.] To help forward; to promote; to advance; to forward; to help or assist. This binds thee, then, to further my design. --Dryden. I should nothing further the weal public. --Robynsom (More's Utopia). | |
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
Further \Fur"ther\, adv. [A comparative of forth; OE. further, forther, AS. fur[?]or, far[?]ur; akin to G. f[81]rder. See {Forth}, adv.] To a greater distance; in addition; moreover. See {Farther}. Carries us, I know not how much further, into familiar company. --M. Arnold. They sdvanced us far as Eleusis and Thria; but no further. --Jowett (Thucyd. ). {Further off}, not so near; apart by a greater distance. |