| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | fur·ther |
| PRONUNCIATION: |  fûr th r |
| ADJECTIVE: | A comparative of far1. More distant in degree, time, or space: a result that was further from our expectations than last time; the further lamppost. 2. Additional: a further example; a further delay. | | ADVERB: | A comparative of far1. To a greater extent; more: considered further the consequences of her actions. 2. In addition; furthermore: He stated further that he would not cooperate with the committee. 3. At or to a more distant or advanced point: went only three miles further; reading five pages further tonight. See Usage Note at farther. | | TRANSITIVE VERB: | Inflected forms: fur·thered, fur·ther·ing, fur·thers
To help the progress of; advance. See synonyms at advance. | | ETYMOLOGY: | Middle English, from Old English furthra, from furthor, farther. Adv., from Middle English, from Old English furthor. See per1 in Appendix I. | | OTHER FORMS: | further·er —NOUN
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