Definition of FARTHER

Synonyms for farther

Synonyms: Adverb

Synonyms: Adjective

Farther vs. Further: Usage Guide

Adverb

Farther and further have been used more or less interchangeably throughout most of their history, but currently they are showing signs of diverging. As adverbs they continue to be used interchangeably whenever spatial, temporal, or metaphorical distance is involved. But where there is no notion of distance, further is used. our techniques can be further refined Further is also used as a sentence modifier further, the workshop participants were scarcely optimistic — L. B. Mayhew , but farther is not. A polarizing process appears to be taking place in their adjective use. Farther is taking over the meaning of distance the farther shore and further the meaning of addition. needed no further invitation

Examples of farther in a Sentence

Adverb

It's farther away than I'd thought. they had traveled farther down the Colorado River than any previous explorers

Adjective

the farther side of town for farther information on this condition, you should consult your family physician

Recent Examples on the Web: Adverb

That’s because the Orion was designed to maneuver much farther away from the moon, where its gravitational pull is weaker and requires less propellant to counteract. — Anatoly Zak, Popular Mechanics, "NASA: Lunar 'Gateway' Is Still Our Best Bet for Putting Boots on the Moon," 1 Apr. 2019 But this time, there may actually be something in orbit around the star just a little farther out from the habitable zone. — Loren Grush, The Verge, "A cold ‘super-Earth’ may live around a nearby star," 14 Nov. 2018 The trip took three months because her group would travel for a little while, and then stop and pick up odd jobs to make money, then travel a little farther and stop again. — Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press, "Separated at the border, asylum seeker pleads for son's return," 5 July 2018 The wild population of wolves, which numbers 35 at most, roams a sparsely populated area the size of Delaware, though some individuals roam much farther. — Robbie George, National Geographic, "Rule to Allow Hunting Could Doom Rare Red Wolves," 29 June 2018 The planets are roughly Jupiter-size, the researchers estimate, but their orbits are much farther out, at 12 billion and 21 billion kilometers. — Daniel Clery, Science | AAAS, "This distant disk may contain the youngest exoplanets ever detected," 14 June 2018 The farther along a pregnant person is, the more hCG is present in the body. — Shelby Pope, Allure, "Are Cheap Home Pregnancy Tests Just as Accurate as the Expensive Ones?," 12 Mar. 2019 Nadal ended up in the first row of the stands at one stage after chasing a del Potro shot even farther than the court’s generous confines allowed. — Christopher Clarey, New York Times, "On a Wild Day at Wimbledon, Federer Exits and Nadal Hangs On," 11 July 2018 This player is an able-bodied human being who can easily walk farther than a handicapped person. — chicagotribune.com, "Letter: Milwaukee incident an example of disrespect toward disabled persons," 9 July 2018

Recent Examples on the Web: Adjective

Alternatively, users can move it a bit farther to seven inches away for a bigger 120-inch image. — Chaim Gartenberg, The Verge, "LG’s second-gen 4K laser projector works from just two inches away from your wall," 21 Dec. 2018 Medtronic , a medical-device maker, has subsidized a commuter van to attract employees from farther cities and made working from home an option, the company said. — Harriet Torry, WSJ, "Economic Damage From California Fires Spreads Further Than Blazes," 11 Dec. 2018 Martinez said the swelling number of vacation rental units has pushed some families into motels and forced low-income workers into farther commutes. — Julia Sclafani, sacbee, "Tahoe voters to decide on measure to cut number of vacation rentals," 21 June 2018 And then those farther to the left jumped on him, and Fox News and those on the right put the boots to him, too. — John Kass, chicagotribune.com, "30-year-old slacker evicted from parents' basement could prove doubters wrong, lead the millennials," 26 May 2018 And because Thwaites and much of the rest of the ice sheet rest on bedrock that sits below sea level, any retreat of the grounding line lets water penetrate farther inland, melting more ice and further speeding glacier’s flow. — Andrea Thompson, Scientific American, "Antarctic Quest Seeks to Predict the Fate of a Linchpin Glacier," 14 May 2018 The crop of acorns from the live oaks that grew on the narrow cheniers veining the coastal marsh and the water oaks and southern red oaks upland farther inland were gone. — Shannon Tompkins, Houston Chronicle, "Late winter gives Texas hunters best shot at feral hogs," 24 Jan. 2018 An easterly component to the winds will still allow those residing close to Lake Michigan to experience temperatures in the 70s, while farther inland readings approach or exceed the 90-degree mark. — Tom Skilling, chicagotribune.com, "Another warm day, but clouds on the increase," 28 May 2018 Another report, by the authority which administers the scheme, concluded that irrigation in the basin’s upper reaches was still depriving those farther downstream, like Mr McBride, of water. — The Economist, "Australia’s biggest river is running dry, despite plans to save it," 19 May 2018

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