farther
UK /ˈfɑːðə/ · US /ˈfɑɹðɚ/ adjective, adverb, verb
Forms farthers farthering farthered
- adjective Alternative form of further. (See also the usage notes at further.)
- verb (uncommon or old-fashioned) Alternative form of further.
Synonyms
Etymology
Variant of further.
Webster’s 1913
- adjective More remote; more distant than something else.
- adjective Tending to a greater distance; beyond a certain point; additional; further.
- adverb At or to a greater distance; more renotely; beyond; as, let us rest with what we have, without looking farther.
- adverb Moreover; by way of progress in treating a subject; as, farther, let us consider the probable event. No farther, (used elliptically for) go no farther; say no more, etc. It will be dangerous to go on. No farther ! Shak.
Etymology [For farrer, OE. ferrer, compar. of far; confused with further. Cf. Farthest.]
Sources: Wiktionary · WordNet 3.0 · Webster’s 1913 — from the Wiktionary entry “farther”, CC BY-SA 4.0. Details