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| ADJECTIVE | 1 | further, additional, more | Existing or coming by way of addition |
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| 2 | further, farther | More distant in especially degree | |
| ADVERB | 1 | further, farther | To or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (`further' is used more often than `farther' in this abstract sense) |
| 2 | further | In addition or furthermore | |
| 3 | further, farther | To or at a greater distance in time or space (`farther' is used more frequently than `further' in this physical sense) | |
| VERB | 1 | further, foster | Promote the growth of |
| 2 | further, promote, advance, boost, encourage | Contribute to the progress or growth of |
| Sounds | fer'dher |
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| Rhymes | altogether, another, bather, and 40 more rhymes in dher at the HyperDic website... |
| Meaning | Existing or coming by way of addition. |
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| Examples | "further information"; "there will be further delays" |
| Synonyms | additional, more |
| Similar to | added |
| Meaning | More distant in especially degree. |
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| Examples | "nothing could be further from the truth"; "further from our expectations" |
| Synonyms | farther |
| Similar to | far |
| Meaning | To or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (`further' is used more often than `farther' in this abstract sense). |
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| Examples | "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" |
| Synonyms | farther |
| Meaning | In addition or furthermore. |
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| Examples | "if we further suppose"; "stated further that he would not cooperate with them"; further, they should be here already" |
| Meaning | To or at a greater distance in time or space (`farther' is used more frequently than `further' in this physical sense). |
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| Examples | "went only three miles further"; "further in the future" |
| Synonyms | farther |
| Meaning | Promote the growth of. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Something ----s something |
| Synonyms | foster |
| Broader | promote, advance, boost, further, encourage |
| Nouns | furtherance |
| Meaning | Contribute to the progress or growth of. |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody; Something ----s somebody; Something ----s something |
| Synonyms | promote, advance, boost, encourage |
| Narrower | connive at, wink at; foster, further; spur; help; carry; feed; contribute, lead, conduce |
| Broader | support, back up |
| Nouns | furtherance |