English dictionary
farther
adjectivePronunciation
ˈfɑːðə
Audio pronunciation
Parts of speech
Definitions
adjective
- more distant in especially space or time
adjective
- more distant in especially degree
adverb
- to or at a greater distance in time or space (‘farther’ is used more frequently than ‘further’ in this physical sense)
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)
Example sentences
they live in the farther house
nothing could be further from the truth
further from our expectations
farther from the truth
farther from our expectations
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 complicated by uncertainty about the future
let's not discuss it further
they are further along in their research than we expected
the application of the law was extended farther