Farther

8 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Far \Far\, a. [{Farther}and {Farthest}are used as the compar.
     and superl. of far, although they are corruptions arising
     from confusion with further and furthest. See {Further}.]
     [OE. fer, feor, AS. feor; akin to OS. fer, D. ver, OHG.
     ferro, adv., G. fern, a., Icel. fjarri, Dan. fjirn, Sw.
     fjerran, adv., Goth. fa[imac]rra, adv., Gr. ????? beyond,


     Skr. paras, adv., far, and prob. to L. per through, and E.
     prefix for-, as in forgive, and also to fare. Cf. {Farther},
     {Farthest}.]
     1. Distant in any direction; not near; remote; mutually
        separated by a wide space or extent.
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              They said, . . . We be come from a far country.
                                                    --Josh. ix. 6.
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              The nations far and near contend in choice.
                                                    --Dryden.
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     2. Remote from purpose; contrary to design or wishes; as, far
        be it from me to justify cruelty.
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     3. Remote in affection or obedience; at a distance, morally
        or spiritually; t enmity with; alienated.
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              They that are far from thee ahsll perish. --Ps.
                                                    lxxiii. 27.
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     4. Widely different in nature or quality; opposite in
        character.
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              He was far from ill looking, though he thought
              himself still farther.                --F. Anstey.
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     5. The more distant of two; as, the far side (called also off
        side) of a horse, that is, the right side, or the one
        opposite to the rider when he mounts.
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     Note: The distinction between the adjectival and adverbial
           use of far is sometimes not easily discriminated.
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     {By far}, by much; by a great difference.
  
     {Far between}, with a long distance (of space or time)
        between; at long intervals. "The examinations are few and
        far between." --Farrar.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Farther \Far"ther\, v. t.
     To help onward. [R.] See {Further}.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Farther \Far"ther\ (f[aum]r"[th][~e]r), a., compar. of {Far}.
     [superl. {Farthest} (-[th][e^]st). See {Further}.] [For
     farrer, OE. ferrer, compar. of far; confused with further.
     Cf. {Farthest}.]
     1. More remote; more distant than something else.
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     2. Tending to a greater distance; beyond a certain point;
        additional; further.
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              Before our farther way the fates allow. --Dryden.
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              Let me add a farther Truth.           --Dryden.
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              Some farther change awaits us.        --MIlton.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Farther \Far"ther\, adv.
     1. At or to a greater distance; more remotely; beyond; as,
        let us rest with what we have, without looking farther.
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     2. Moreover; by way of progress in treating a subject; as,
        farther, let us consider the probable event.
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     {No farther}, (used elliptically for) go no farther; say no
        more, etc.
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              It will be dangerous to go on. No farther ! --Shak.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  farther
       See {far}

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  far
       adj 1: at a great distance in time or space or degree; "we come
              from a far country"; "far corners of the earth"; "the
              far future"; "a far journey"; "the far side of the
              road"; "far from the truth"; "far in the future" [ant:
               {near}]
       2: being of a considerable distance or length; "a far trek"
       3: being the animal or vehicle on the right or being on the
          right side of an animal or vehicle; "the horse on the
          right is the far horse"; "the right side is the far side
          of the horse"
       4: beyond a norm in opinion or actions; "the far right"
       n : a terrorist organization that seeks to overthrow the
           government dominated by Tutsi and to reinstitute Hutu
           control; "in 1999 ALIR guerrillas kidnapped and killed
           eight foreign tourists" [syn: {Army for the Liberation of
           Rwanda}, {ALIR}, {Former Armed Forces}, {Interahamwe}]
       adv 1: to a considerable degree; very much; "a far far better thing
              that I do"; "felt far worse than yesterday"; "eyes far
              too close together"
       2: at or to or from a great distance in space; "he traveled
          far"; "strayed far from home"; "sat far away from each
          other"
       3: at or to a certain point or degree; "I can only go so far
          before I have to give up"; "how far can we get with this
          kind of argument?"
       4: remote in time; "if we could see far into the future"; "all
          that happened far in the past"
       5: to an advanced stage or point; "a young man who will go very
          far"
       [also: {further}, {farther}]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  farther
       adj 1: more distant in especially space or time; "they live in the
              farther house"
       2: more distant in especially degree; "nothing could be further
          from the truth"; "further from our expectations"; "farther
          from the truth"; "farther from our expectations" [syn: {further}]
       adv 1: to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage
              (`further' is used more often than `farther' in this
              abstract sense); "further complicated by uncertainty
              about the future"; "let's not discuss it further";
              "nothing could be further from the truth"; "they are
              further along in their research than we expected";
              "the application of the law was extended farther"; "he
              is going no farther in his studies" [syn: {further}]
       2: to or at a greater distance in time or space (`farther' is
          used more frequently than `further' in this physical
          sense); "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 in the future" [syn: {further}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  61 Moby Thesaurus words for "farther":
     above, accessory, added, additional, additionally, again,
     all included, also, altogether, among other things, ancillary,
     and all, and also, and so, another, as well, au reste, auxiliary,
     beside, besides, beyond, collateral, contributory, else, en plus,
     extra, for lagniappe, fresh, further, furthermore, in addition,
     inter alia, into the bargain, item, likewise, more, more distant,
     moreover, new, now, on the side, on top of, other, over, plus,
     remoter, similarly, spare, supernumerary, supplemental,
     supplementary, surplus, then, therewith, thither, to boot, too,
     ulterior, yet, yon, yonder