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further

1 1.0

To a greater degree or in more detail

adverb
/ˈfɜrðər/

: más

Let's go one step further before we turn to quarks.

So maybe just pushing a little further on on that point.

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Examples

So maybe just pushing a little further on on that point.

Lex Fridman
You could, you could go further and solve for Y.
We're going to go in a little bit further now.
So here we go a little bit further on, he says.
Let's go on a little bit further, he says.
I mean, you can even go further as Stephen Law does.
I will try to add a few further thoughts.
And as a result, you may not ask further clarifying questions.
They just keep going further and further and further away.
Let's examine the proposal a little further before making a decision.

Synonyms

vsfurther

∞ 1.0

To a greater degree

focuses on progression to a later stage rather than general increase

farther

vsfurther

12 1.0

At a greater distance or degree than before

applies to advancement or abstract degree rather than measurable distance

Antonyms

less

∞ 1.0

To a smaller degree than something else

Idioms

no further ado

Formal

1 4.1

To begin immediately without a long introduction

Compounds

further medical attention

3.4

Extra medical care needed after first treatment

How Much

greatly

350 1.0

further

1 1.0

somewhat

816 2.0

slightly

885 1.0

Surface Forms

further positive

furtherer comparative

furthest superlative

Morphology

further = far (transparent) = far + ther

Formally a comparative built from 'far' (so meaning 'to a greater degree') and is directly derivable for learners who know 'far'.

Etymology

Further comes from the same idea as far, with the sense of 'more' or 'to a greater degree', so think of it as 'more far'. So when you discuss something further, you are talking about it more or in more depth.