Complete Definition of "further"

English

rank|suddenly|act|la|482|further|line|added|toward

Pronunciation
audio|en-us-further.ogg|Audio (US)
IPA|/f�r/
:rhymes|��(r)ð�(r)

Verb
en-verb

  1. To encourage growth.
  2. To support progress or growth of something.

Translations
trans-top|to further
German: fördern
trans-mid
Portuguese: desenvolver (2)
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Adjective
further

  1. comparative of|far|langEnglish|POSadjective Of greater distance, especially in degree.

Adverb
further

  1. comparative of|far|langEnglish|POSadverb
  2. Also, in addition to.

#* 1924: ARISTOTLE. Metaphysics. Translated by W. D. Ross. Nashotah, Wisconsin, USA: The Classical Library, 2001. Available at: <http://www.classicallibrary.org/aristotle/metaphysics/>. Book 1, Part 6.
#*: Further, besides sensible things and Forms he says there are the objects of mathematics, which occupy an intermediate position,

  1. A greater distance in space or time.

Translations
trans-top|further (adverb)
Portuguese: também, adicionalmente (1)
trans-mid
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See also
far

Category:Positive words

fr:further
io:further
it:further
hu:further
pl:further
pt:further
simple:further
fi:further
te:further
vi:further
zh:further

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