Definition of farther Farther

/fɑˈɹðɚ/ - [farther] - far•ther

We found 13 definitions of farther from 6 different sources.

What does farther mean?

Adjective farther, fartherer, fartherest
farther - more distant in especially space or time; "they live in the farther house"
farther - 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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Adverb
farther - 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"
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farther - 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"
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farther (Adjective)
Of or pertaining to being distant, or of greater distance in degree or of extension in time.

farther (superl.)
More remote; more distant than something else.
farther (superl.)
Tending to a greater distance; beyond a certain point; additional; further.
farther (adv.)
At or to a greater distance; more remotely; beyond; as, let us rest with what we have, without looking farther.
farther (adv.)
Moreover; by way of progress in treating a subject; as, farther, let us consider the probable event.
farther (v. t.)
To help onward. [R.] See Further.

farther
At a more advanced or later point in a trajectory (such as a journey).

farther
fär′thėr, adj. (comp. of Far) more far or distant: tending to a greater distance: longer: additional.—adv. at or to a greater distance; more remotely: beyond: moreover.—adjs. and advs. Far′thermore, furthermore; Far′thermost, furthermost.—adj. Farthest (superl. of Far), most far, distant, or remote.—adv. at or to the greatest distance. [A rather recent form, comp. of far, the euphonic th being inserted from the analogy of further.]