What is "farther" in English? Definition and Explanations

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What does farther mean in English? Meaning of farther definition and abbreviation with examples.

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What is "farther" in English? Definition and Explanations

Meaning of "farther": more distant in especially space or time

Adjective

  • Meaning: more distant in especially space or time
  • Example: they live in the farther house
  • Synonyms: farther
  • Similar: far
  • Pronunciation in US: fär′thər, IPA(key)

    Meaning of "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)

    Adverb

  • Meaning: to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (`further' is used more often than `farther' in this abstract sense)
  • Example: 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
  • Synonyms: farther further
  • Pronunciation in US: fär′thər, IPA(key)

    Meaning of "farther": more distant in especially degree

    Adjective

  • Meaning: more distant in especially degree
  • Example: nothing could be further from the truth further from our expectations farther from the truth farther from our expectations
  • Synonyms: farther further
  • Similar: far
  • Pronunciation in US: fär′thər, IPA(key)

    Meaning of "farther": to or at a greater distance in time or space (`farther' is used more frequently than `further' in this physical sense)

    Adverb

  • Meaning: to or at a greater distance in time or space (`farther' is used more frequently than `further' in this physical sense)
  • Example: 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
  • Synonyms: farther further
  • Pronunciation in US: fär′thər, IPA(key)

  • Adjective: comparative form of far: more far Of or pertaining to being distant, or of greater distance in degree or of extension in time.
  • Synonyms:

    further, beyond, yonder, longer, more distant, more remote, remoter, yon,

    Antonyms:

    closer, nearer,

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    farther in English: farther
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