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    [Adverb]  | "fur*ther" | \ ˈfər-t͟hər \


    1: farther

    2: to a greater degree or extent

    3: in addition : moreover


    Origin: before 12th century ;

     Middle English, from Old English furthor (akin to Old High German furthar further), comparative, from the base of Old English forth forth;

    [Adverb]  | "far" | \ ˈfär \


    1: at or to a considerable distance in space

    2: to a great extent : much

    3: by a broad interval : widely


    Origin: before 12th century ;

     Middle English fer, from Old English feorr; akin to Old High German ferro far, Old English faran to go {mat|fare|};

    [Adjective]  | "further" 


    1: farther

    2: going or extending beyond : additional


    Origin: 13th century ;

     See: {further:1 };

    [Adjective]  | "far" 


    1: remote in space

    2: distinctly different in quality or relationship

    3: remote in time


    Origin: before 12th century ;

    [Verb]  | "further" 


    1: to help forward : promote


    Origin: before 12th century ;

     See: {further:1 };

    [Noun]  | "further education" 


    1: adult education


    Origin: 1937 ;

    [Idiom]  | "further to" 


    1: —used in a letter to refer to a subject discussed in a previous letter or conversation

    [Idiom]  | "go no further" 


    1: to not be told to anyone else

    [Idiom]  | "nothing could be further from someone's mind" 


    1: —used to say that someone is not thinking about or considering something

    [Idiom]  | "nothing could be further from the truth" 


    1: —used to say that something is absolutely not true

    [Adverb]  | "further" 


    1: at or to a greater distance or more advanced point;


      * e.g., " ... go further along this road and you'll see the sign for the highway "



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    2: in addition to what has been said;


      * e.g., " ... I'll say nothing further at this time "



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    [Adverb]  | "far" 


    1: to a great degree;


      * e.g., " ... the solid advice that if you can't say something good about a person, it is far better to say nothing at all "





    [Adjective]  | "further" 


    1: resulting in an increase in amount or number;


      * e.g., " ... I think further research is needed before we can say whether that treatment is safe or not "



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    [Adjective]  | "far" 


    1: lasting for a considerable time;


      * e.g., " ... the primitive rafts that ancient peoples built for their far journeys across the wide expanses of Oceania "





    2: not close in time or space;


      * e.g., " ... the dream of someday sending manned spacecraft to explore the far reaches of our solar system "





    [Verb]  | "further" 


    1: to help the growth or development of;


      * e.g., " ... she worked hard to further her operatic career "





     [ "further" ]

    1: Like the word "farther" which denotes a physical advancement of distance, "further" simply denotes advancement to a greater degree. Often confused with "farther" by those who weren't paying attantion in 8th grade grammar.

      * e.g.,  ... Steve is being a doofis, and if he takes this issue any further I will open a can of whopass on him. 

     [ "further" ]

    1: The bus in which Ken Kesey and his Merry Band of Pranksters rode across America in, in the 60's. It was covered in day-glo paint, and they pranksters would do LSD in it. It is talked about in Tom Wolfe's The Electric Kool-Aide Acid Test.

      * e.g.,  ... Ken Kesey's Bus Further was covered in day-glo. You were either on the bus, or off it. 

     [ "further" ]

    1: when you leave a spot.

      * e.g.,  ... lets be further the police is coming 

     [ "The Further" ]

    1: Another plain of existence, while on shrooms or anyother psychedelic drug.

      * e.g.,  ... Dude we are in the further! ... Righteous! 

     [ "Further beyond" ]

    1: Phrase made popular by Mark (markiplier) on Unus Annus when challenging himself to push his limits

      * e.g.,  ... Mark: "This is what it means .. to go even further beyond!" 


     [ "Further beyond" ]

    2: Often said very dramatically

     [ "Down Further" ]

    1: A person who is so irreparably down bad that they have exceeded the lowest levels of down badness, diving below even down netherly. You can not go further than Down Further. Beyond that point only death awaits you.

      * e.g.,  ... Guy 1: "This man Robert. Dude drove 3 hours just to hang out with his ex girlfriends friends, in attempts to get back with his ex girlfriend, again." 

     [ "further out" ]

    1: An activity reserved for the awesomest of awesomely cool people. The second bar/destination in a night of partying. One leaves the house to go out, and then leaves the original spot and goes to another location that is further out. Etymology: Legend says that a man exists who is so awesome at partying that he goes out every night and not only does this mysterious gentleman go to one destination, he continues going out and doing even awesomer and awesomer things. There was a great need for a verb describing this man's legendary partying ways. This word is "further out". There are also rumors of an awesome woman who's partying ways put this man's going further out to shame. She is said to leave the stratosphere when she goes out.

      * e.g.,  ... We are going out to Bar A and then further out to Bar B, and even further out to Bar C. That man is such an awesome drinker he doesnt just "go out" he goes "further out". 

     [ "Further reading" ]

    1: If you enjoyed this mini series of the tragedies of life and love … And want to read further the topics discussed or the seeds that spark this most humble form of consciousness … Metaphysics of end times .. by god himself manifested ( gushing I know .. ) End times a guide to bible prophecy and the last days by modern day Moses .. Pendulum .. most books cover basics Anything that opens your mind .. makes tog think .. question .. appreciate .. maybe even hope … The joy of abstinence … by myself … a journey to the centre of yourself … ok this one isn’t real … Further reading …

      * e.g.,  ... Further reading … or you could live here .. trapped forever … feeding the minds of clones … 

     [ "further math" ]

    1: The 'easy' VCE maths subject. Used to be for dumb people who cannot handle calculus, but now it is full of overachieving spesh kids trying to get 50.

      * e.g.,  ... person1: "I need to get 995 atar for med what subjects should I do? " person2: "Do further maths for the perfect 50" 

     [ "Under Further Review" ]

    1: From standard referee vernacular, "The previous play is under further review." Often expressing doubt or attacking the credibility of a previous occurrence or situation.

      * e.g.,  ... Joe: "Do you really think he hooked up with that model?" Tim: "It's under further review, but I'd say not." 

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