Far vs. Further

Distant; remote in space.

Example: ‘He went to a far land.’;

Remote in time.

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More remote or longer of two.

Example: ‘He moved to the far end of the state. She remained at this end.’;

Extreme, as measured from some central position.

Example: ‘We are on the far right on this issue.’;

Widely different in nature or quality; opposite in character.

Outside the currently selected segment in a segmented memory architecture.

Example: ‘far heap; far memory; far pointer’;

Distant in space, time or degree.

Example: ‘My house is quite far from the beach.’; ‘The plan is good, but it is far from being flawless.’;

To or from a great distance, time, or degree.

Example: ‘You have all come far and you will go farther.’;

(with a comparative) Very much.

Example: ‘He was far richer than we'd thought.’;

Spelt (a type of wheat, Triticum spelta), especially in the context of Roman use of it.

A young pig, or a litter of pigs.

Distant in any direction; not near; remote; mutually separated by a wide space or extent.

Example: ‘They said, . . . We be come from a far country.’; ‘The nations far and near contend in choice.’;

Remote from purpose; contrary to design or wishes; as, far be it from me to justify cruelty.

Remote in affection or obedience; at a distance, morally or spiritually; t enmity with; alienated.

Example: ‘They that are far from thee ahsll perish.’;

Widely different in nature or quality; opposite in character.

Example: ‘He was far from ill looking, though he thought himself still farther.’;

The more distant of two; as, the far side (called also off side) of a horse, that is, the right side, or the one opposite to the rider when he mounts.

To a great extent or distance of space; widely; as, we are separated far from each other.

To a great distance in time from any point; remotely; as, he pushed his researches far into antiquity.

In great part; as, the day is far spent.

In a great proportion; by many degrees; very much; deeply; greatly.

Example: ‘Who can find a virtuous woman ? for her price is far above rubies.’;

a terrorist organization that seeks to overthrow the government dominated by Tutsi and to reinstitute Hutu control;

Example: ‘in 1999 ALIR guerrillas kidnapped and killed eight foreign tourists’;

at a great distance in time or space or degree;

Example: ‘we come from a far country’; ‘far corners of the earth’; ‘the far future’; ‘a far journey’; ‘the far side of the road’; ‘far from the truth’; ‘far in the future’;

being of a considerable distance or length;

Example: ‘a far trek’;

being the animal or vehicle on the right or being on the right side of an animal or vehicle;

Example: ‘the horse on the right is the far horse’; ‘the right side is the far side of the horse’;

beyond a norm in opinion or actions;

Example: ‘the far right’;

to a considerable degree; very much;

Example: ‘a far far better thing that I do’; ‘felt far worse than yesterday’; ‘eyes far too close together’;

at or to or from a great distance in space;

Example: ‘he traveled far’; ‘strayed far from home’; ‘sat far away from each other’;

at or to a certain point or degree;

Example: ‘I can only go so far before I have to give up’; ‘how far can we get with this kind of argument?’;

remote in time;

Example: ‘if we could see far into the future’; ‘all that happened far in the past’;

to an advanced stage or point;

Example: ‘a young man who will go very far’;

(transitive) To encourage growth.

Example: ‘Further the economy.’;

To support progress or growth of something.

; of or pertaining to being distant, or of greater distance in degree or of extension in time.

More, additional.

(conjunctive) Also; in addition to.

(location) At greater distance in space or time; farther.

Example: ‘Washington DC is further from Europe than New York.’;

(conjunctive) Moreover; beyond what is already stated.

Example: ‘Further, affiant sayeth naught. (A formal statement ending a deposition or affidavit, immediately preceding the affiant's signature.)’;

In continuation of what has already been enacted

To a greater distance; in addition; moreover. See Farther.

Example: ‘Carries us, I know not how much further, into familiar company.’; ‘They sdvanced us far as Eleusis and Thria; but no further.’;

More remote; at a greater distance; more in advance; farther; as, the further end of the field. See Farther.

Beyond; additional; as, a further reason for this opinion; nothing further to suggest.

To help forward; to promote; to advance; to forward; to help or assist.

Example: ‘This binds thee, then, to further my design.’; ‘I should nothing further the weal public.’;

promote the growth of;

Example: ‘Foster our children's well-being and education’;

contribute to the progress or growth of;

Example: ‘I am promoting the use of computers in the classroom’;

existing or coming by way of addition;

Example: ‘an additional problem’; ‘further information’; ‘there will be further delays’; ‘took more time’;

more distant in especially degree;

Example: ‘nothing could be further from the truth’; ‘further from our expectations’; ‘farther from the truth’; ‘farther from our expectations’;

to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (`further' is used more often than `farther' in this abstract sense);

Example: ‘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’;

in addition or furthermore;

Example: ‘if we further suppose’; ‘stated further that he would not cooperate with them’; ‘they are definitely coming; further, they should be here already’;

to or at a greater distance in time or space (`farther' is used more frequently than `further' in this physical sense);

Example: ‘farther north’; ‘moved farther away’; ‘farther down the corridor’; ‘the practice may go back still farther to the Druids’; ‘went only three miles further’; ‘further in the future’;