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Words with a similar base: further

'further'

[foster.v.01] as in: promote the growth of

Examples:
Foster our children's well-being and education

'further'

[promote.v.01] as in: contribute to the progress or growth of

Examples:
I am promoting the use of computers in the classroom

'further'

[further.s.01] as in: more distant in especially degree

Examples:
nothing could be further from the truth
further from our expectations
farther from the truth
farther from our expectations

'further'

[further.r.01] as in: to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (`further' is used more often than `farther' in this abstract sense)

Examples:
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

'further'

[further.r.02] as in: in addition or furthermore

Examples:
if we further suppose
stated further that he would not cooperate with them
they are definitely coming; further, they should be here already

'further'

[farther.r.02] as in: to or at a greater distance in time or space (`farther' is used more frequently than `further' in this physical sense)

Examples:
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

'further'

[far.r.01] as in: to a considerable degree; very much

Examples:
a far far better thing that I do
felt far worse than yesterday
eyes far too close together

'further'

[far.r.02] as in: at or to or from a great distance in space

Examples:
he traveled far
strayed far from home
sat far away from each other

'further'

[far.r.03] as in: at or to a certain point or degree

Examples:
I can only go so far before I have to give up
how far can we get with this kind of argument?

'further'

[far.r.04] as in: remote in time

Examples:
if we could see far into the future
all that happened far in the past

'further'

[far.r.05] as in: to an advanced stage or point

Examples:
a young man who will go very far

Origins

					further (English)
└── furþor (Old English (ca. 450-1100))