farther Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. adjective satellite more distant in especially space or time
    • they live in the farther house
  2. adjective satellite more distant in especially degree
    further.
    • nothing could be further from the truth
    • further from our expectations
    • farther from the truth
    • farther from our expectations
  3. adverb to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (`further' is used more often than `farther' in this abstract sense)
    further.
    • 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
  4. adverb to or at a greater distance in time or space (`farther' is used more frequently than `further' in this physical sense)
    further.
    • 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
  5. adverb to a considerable degree; very much
    far.
    • a far far better thing that I do
    • felt far worse than yesterday
    • eyes far too close together
  6. adverb at or to or from a great distance in space
    far.
    • he traveled far
    • strayed far from home
    • sat far away from each other
  7. adverb at or to a certain point or degree
    far.
    • I can only go so far before I have to give up
    • how far can we get with this kind of argument?
  8. adverb remote in time
    far.
    • if we could see far into the future
    • all that happened far in the past
  9. adverb to an advanced stage or point
    far.
    • a young man who will go very far

WordNet

Far"ther a., compar. of Far
Etymology
For farrer, OE. ferrer, compar. of far; confused with further. Cf. Farthest.
Wordforms
superlative Farthest See Further
Definitions
  1. More remote; more distant than something else.
  2. Tending to a greater distance; beyond a certain point; additional; further.
    Before our farther way the fates allow. Dryden.
    Let me add a farther Truth. Dryden.
    Some farther change awaits us. MIlton.
Far"ther adverb
Definitions
  1. At or to a greater distance; more renotely; beyond; as, let us rest with what we have, without looking farther.
  2. Moreover; by way of progress in treating a subject; as, farther, let us consider the probable event.
    It will be dangerous to go on. No farther ! Shak.
Far"ther transitive verb
Definitions
  1. To help onward. R. See Further.

Webster 1913