further

About 185.13 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. verb To help forward; to assist.
2. verb To encourage growth; to support progress or growth of something; to promote.

   Further the economy.

3. adjective More distant; relatively distant.

   See those two lampposts? Run to the further one.

4. adjective More, additional.

   I have one further comment to make.

5. adverb To, at or over a greater distance in space, time or other extent.

   I can run further than you.

6. adverb To a greater extent or degree.

   Of the two civilisations, this one was further advanced.

7. adverb Beyond what is already stated or is already the case.

   Chapter 10 further explains the ideas introduced in Chapter 9.

8. adverb Also; in addition; furthermore; moreover.

   It is overlong, and further, it makes no sense.

Similar words

advance promote encourage additional boost more foster added improve improved

Often followed by

than to the in information and reading on development

Word family

furthered furtherer furtherers furthering furthers