farther

far•ther

[[t]ˈfɑr ðər[/t]] adv. compar. of far with farthest as superl.

1) at or to a greater distance:

to run farther down the road[/ex]

2) at or to a more advanced point:

to go no farther in one's graduate studies[/ex]

3) at or to a greater degree or extent: The application of the law was extended farther

compar. of far with farthest as superl.

4) more distant or remote than something or some place nearer:

the farther side of the mountain[/ex]

5) extending or tending to a greater distance:

He made a still farther trip[/ex]

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Etymology: 1300–50; ME ferther; orig. var. of further usage: As an adjective meaning “additional,” only further is used:He gave no further trouble.As an adjective designating distance, either literal or metaphoric, both farther and further are used in all varieties of speech and writing:the farther (or further) island; a farther (or further) stretch of the imagination. further is more usual as an adverb indicating degree:Campaign rhetoric further strained relations between the two parties,and further alone functions as a sentence modifier:Further, this translation is closer to the original Greek.As adverbs, both farther and further are used for distance of any kind — spatial, temporal, or metaphorical:Seattle is farther (or further) from Chicago than Cincinnati is. Look no farther (or further): here is the solution. His study of the epic extends farther (or further) than any recent one.