to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (`further' is used more often than `farther' in this abstract sense)
<adv.all> freq. cnt.: 36 freq. cnt.: 33 freq. cnt.: 3
<adv.all> freq. cnt.: 36 freq. cnt.: 33 freq. cnt.: 3
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sample sentences
"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"