further

verb

1. 1

   To help forward; to assist.

   In happie houre we haue ſet the Crowne Upon your Kingly head, that ſeeks our honor, In ioyning with the man, ordain’d by heauen To further euerie action to the beſt.

   Upon this he brought me a cotton bag and giving it to me, said, "Take this bag and fill it with pebbles from the beach and go forth with a company of the townsfolk to whom I will give a charge respecting thee. Do as they do and belike thou shalt gain what may further thy return voyage to thy native land."

2. 2

   To encourage growth; to support progress or growth of something; to promote.

   Further the economy.

   to further the peace process

adjective

1. 1

   More distant; relatively distant.

   See those two lampposts? Run to the further one.

   He was standing at the further end of the corridor.

2. 2

   More, additional.

   I have one further comment to make.

   This time Cudicini was left helpless when Natcho stepped up to expertly curl the ball into the top corner. That was the cue for further pressure from the Russian side and it took further Cudicini saves to keep the score down.

adverb

1. 1

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

   I can run further than you.

   I live a little further out of town.

   How was your company doing ten years further back?

   “A very welcome, kind, useful present, that means to the parish. By the way, Hopkins, let this go no further. We don't want the tale running round that a rich person has arrived. Churchill, my dear fellow, we have such greedy sharks, and wolves in lamb's clothing.[…]”

2. 2

   To a greater extent or degree.

   Of the two civilisations, this one was further advanced.

   I do not propose to discuss it any further. - Please, let me explain just a little further.

3. 3

   Beyond what is already stated or is already the case.

   Chapter 10 further explains the ideas introduced in Chapter 9.

   Don't confuse things further.

   Further, affiant sayeth naught. (A formal statement ending a deposition or affidavit, immediately preceding the affiant's signature.)

4. 4

   Also; in addition; furthermore; moreover.

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

   I claim further that he did not own the company but only worked there.

   Further, besides sensible things and Forms he says there are the objects of mathematics, which occupy an intermediate position,[…].

5. 5

   Following on (from).

   Further to our recent telephone call, I am writing to clarify certain points raised.

   This example is further to the one on page 17.

   The Court notes that the applicant’s registration by the StB as their “agent” lies at the heart of the application. Although the Court has no jurisdiction ratione temporis to examine the registration as such, it observes that, further to his registration, the applicant was issued with a negative security clearance and his name and reputation were called into question.

Forms

past tense

furthered

past participle

furthered

present participle

furthering

third person singular

furthers