further
To, at or over a greater distance in space, time or other extentTo, at or over a greater distance in space, time or other extent.
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» He could not walk any further.
Er konnte nicht weiterlaufen. — al_ex_an_der
Er konnte nicht weitergehen. — al_ex_an_der
Он больше не мог идти. — odexed
Він не міг далі йти. — lingvokrolik
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
5 senses(not comparable)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.
to or at a greater distance in time or space (‘farther’ is used more frequently than ‘further’ in this physical sense)
(not comparable)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.
to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (‘further’ is used more often than ‘farther’ in this abstract sense)
(not comparable)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.
(conjunctive, not comparable)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.
des Weiteren, zusätzlich, ferner
да́лееdáleje, кро́ме того́króme tovó
да́ліdáli, крім того́krim tohó, по́тімpótim
in addition or furthermore
(not comparable)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.
Examples
713 sentencesHe could not walk any further.
Він не міг далі йти. — lingvokrolik
ruОн больше не мог идти. — odexed
deEr konnte nicht weiterlaufen. — al_ex_an_der
I'm too tired to walk any further.
Я занадто втомлений, щоб іти далі. — deniko
ruЯ слишком устал, чтобы идти дальше. — Elenkina
I've decided to go a little further.
Я вирішив піти трохи дальше. — older
ruЯ решил пойти немного дальше. — odexed
I'm too tired to go any further.
Я занадто втомлений, щоб йти далі. — deniko
Do you have any further questions?
Ще є якісь питання? — deniko
ruЕсть ли у вас еще вопросы? — las
deHaben Sie noch Fragen? — MUIRIEL
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English further, forther, from Old English forþor, furþor (“further”, adverb),From Middle English further, forther, from Old English forþor, furþor (“further”, adverb), from Proto-West Germanic *furþer, from Proto-Indo-European *per- (a common preposition), equivalent to fore + -ther (a vestigial comparative ending still present in such words as other, either, whether, and, in altered form, in after); or as sometimes stated, as forth + -er. Cognate with Scots forder, furder (“further”), Saterland Frisian foarder (“further”), West Frisian fierder (“further”), Dutch verder (“further”), German fürder (“further”).
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Synonyms
1 synonyms- to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (‘further’ is used more often than ‘farther’ in this abstract sense):farther
- to or at a greater distance in time or space (‘farther’ is used more frequently than ‘further’ in this physical sense):farther
Word family
3 related wordsCollocations
12 patterns- any further
- go any further
- further details
- walk any further
- no further details
- until further notice
- no further
- have any further
- any further questions
- discuss this further
- a little further
- further information
See also
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