further
- adjective
- /ˈfɜrðər/
- I promise you'll have no further need to reproach us.
- further research
- further investigation
- further analysis
This was when Medallion took a further leap forward.
- This was when Medallion took a further leap forward.
- Now that brings us to a good stopping point here, but also some further reflections that we want to think of.
- That, and I lost any further motivation of my willpower ran out.
- I'm down at Plymouth College of Further Education, so I went down there and did that.
- Ascent is something further than that.
Examples
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There are reports of further attacks in Louvain and Munich.
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There may be further developments.
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After our trip to Israel, I had no further questions.
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Well, let me drop back even further than that.
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Have any of you been able to gather any further information?
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Keep this woman in custody until we give you further instructions.
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If you have any further questions, please go to the confessional.
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If there are no further questions for the secretary, that wraps things up.
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Their commitment to preventing the further spread of HIV in their country is inspiring.
Academic text (2011) -
The new evidence led to further discussions about the case.
Synonyms
To a greater degree
At a great distance in space or time
Further than a given point in space, time, or level
From far away in place, time, or family connection
At a greater distance in space or time than something else
Antonyms
Idioms
Compounds
How Far
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Further (adjective) is built on the simple word far, meaning 'more distant', so something that is further is at a greater distance in space, time, or idea. That's why we say 'nothing could be further from the truth' to mean a big distance from reality.