further
To help forward; to assistTo help forward; to assist.
» 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
2 senses(transitive)To help forward; to assist.
(transitive)To encourage growth; to support progress or growth of something; to promote.
Further the economy.
to further the peace process
promote the growth of
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
4 languagesOrigin
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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Forms
furthers, furthering, furthered, furtheredSynonyms
6 synonymsAntonyms
1 antonymsWord family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
Collocations
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
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.