further
further is defined in Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913) with 3 senses, and appears in Roget's Thesaurus (1911) with 40 related terms. The full text of each entry is reproduced verbatim below.
Definitions
- 1.More remote; at a greater distance; more in advance; farther; as, the further end of the field. See Farther.
- 2.Beyond; additional; as, a further reason for this opinion; nothing further to suggest. Note: The forms further and farther are in general not differentiated by writers, but further is preferred by many when application to quantity or degree is implied.
- 3.To help forward; to promote; to advance; to forward; to help or assist. This binds thee, then, to further my design. Dryden. I should nothing further the weal public. Robynsom (More's Utopia).
Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
Synonyms
Related terms (Roget's 1911)
- above
- accessory
- addition
- additional
- additive
- adjectitious
- adscititious
- alone
- along
- also
- and
- ascititious
- backwoods
- bargain
- besides
- beyond
- boot
- boundary
- bourn
- but
- circumvallation
- confine
- conjointly
- conjunction
- conterminable
- conterminate
- curbstone
- definite
- demarcation
- eke
- else
- enclave
- extra
- far
- forth
- frontier
- furthermore
- inclusive
- into
- item
Source: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
Related questions
Reverse-dictionary questions
Definition-first questions whose answer is further.
- What is more remote; at a greater distance; more in advance; farther; as, the further end of the field. See Farther called?
- What is to help forward; to promote; to advance; to forward; to help or assist. This binds thee, then, to further my design. Dryden. I should nothing further the weal public. Robynsom (More's Utopia) called?
Sources
- Definitions: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).
- Synonyms & antonyms: Roget's Thesaurus, 1911 edition (public domain, via Project Gutenberg eBook #10681).
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