Further
adverb
To a greater distance or degree.
He moved further into the room.
Often appears as...
- further away
- further ahead
adjective
Additional or extra.
Further information can be found online.
Often appears as...
- further details
- further instructions
verb
Help the progress or development of something.
They decided to meet again to further discuss the issues.
Often appears as...
- further discuss
- further examine
adverb
To a greater distance or degree.
He moved further into the room.
Often appears as...
- further away
- further ahead
adjective
Additional or extra.
Further information can be found online.
Often appears as...
- further details
- further instructions
verb
Help the progress or development of something.
They decided to meet again to further discuss the issues.
Often appears as...
- further discuss
- further examine
Definition 1 of 3
Pro Tip 1/3Distance or Degree
Use 'further' to describe something going beyond a point in space or extending in degree.
He is willing to go further to achieve success.
Pro Tip 2/3Intensifying Comparison
'Further' can intensify a comparison, suggesting an increase not otherwise explicit.
With each step, the path became further obscured by fog.
Pro Tip 3/3Time or Sequence
'Further' isn't just spatial; it can also refer to time or the order of events.
Further in the future, you'll understand why.
Pro Tip 1/3Distance or Degree
Use 'further' to describe something going beyond a point in space or extending in degree.
He is willing to go further to achieve success.
Pro Tip 2/3Intensifying Comparison
'Further' can intensify a comparison, suggesting an increase not otherwise explicit.
With each step, the path became further obscured by fog.
Pro Tip 3/3Time or Sequence
'Further' isn't just spatial; it can also refer to time or the order of events.
Further in the future, you'll understand why.
Pro Tip 1/3Distance or Degree
Use 'further' to describe something going beyond a point in space or extending in degree.
He is willing to go further to achieve success.
Pro Tip 2/3Intensifying Comparison
'Further' can intensify a comparison, suggesting an increase not otherwise explicit.
With each step, the path became further obscured by fog.
Pro Tip 3/3Time or Sequence
'Further' isn't just spatial; it can also refer to time or the order of events.
Further in the future, you'll understand why.
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What gives a dollar bill...
and a decrease in consumer spending would reduce business profits, leading to more unemployment and a further decrease in spending, causing the economy to keep shrinking. So most economists believe that while too much of either is dangerous, a small, consistent amount of inflation is necessary to encourage economic growth.
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How to understand power...
Do you realize why it matters? Power is something we are often uncomfortable talking about. That's especially true in civic life, how we live together in community. In a democracy, power is supposed to reside with the people, period. Any further talk about power and who really has it seems a little dirty, maybe even evil.
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The complex geometry of...
were preserved and further developed, resulting in fundamental advancements in scientific study and mathematics. Accompanying this was an increasingly sophisticated use of abstraction and complex geometry in Islamic art, from intricate floral motifs adorning carpets and textiles,
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Why do people join...
motivated by money, sex, power, or all three. While a cult leader uses personal charisma to attract initial followers, further expansion works like a pyramid scheme, with early members recruiting new ones. Cults are skilled at knowing whom to target,
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At what moment are you...
under which people would have previously been considered dead. In the future, the point of no return may be pushed even further. Some animals are known to extend their lifespans or survive extreme conditions by slowing down their biological processes
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The Atlantic slave...
Afraid of being eaten, or just to avoid further suffering, they committed suicide or starved themselves, believing that in death, their souls would return home. Those who survived were completley dehumanized, treated as mere cargo.
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My life as an outsider PIPE...
and she said to me old photographs and food then I decided to look at this idea and take it a lot further and I started to look at how you could carry your possessions with you much more efficiently so I looked at how you can
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Meerkat Mother Exiles...
They watch forlornly from a safe distance. Life for them in exile is going to be tough. However brutal this seems, Klinky is prepared to go much further to protect her unborn pups, if she needs to.
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What happens when our...
and right now, technology advances extremely rapidly -- that is the proximate cause, that's why we are currently so very productive. But I like to think back further to the ultimate cause.
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The Harp Seal's Race...
to run further, fly faster or swim deeper. But the thing that ties them and us together is the planets loudest ticking clock. The arctic sea ice.
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What gives a dollar bill...
and a decrease in consumer spending would reduce business profits, leading to more unemployment and a further decrease in spending, causing the economy to keep shrinking. So most economists believe that while too much of either is dangerous, a small, consistent amount of inflation is necessary to encourage economic growth.
Video examples
How to understand power...
Do you realize why it matters? Power is something we are often uncomfortable talking about. That's especially true in civic life, how we live together in community. In a democracy, power is supposed to reside with the people, period. Any further talk about power and who really has it seems a little dirty, maybe even evil.
Video examples
The complex geometry of...
were preserved and further developed, resulting in fundamental advancements in scientific study and mathematics. Accompanying this was an increasingly sophisticated use of abstraction and complex geometry in Islamic art, from intricate floral motifs adorning carpets and textiles,
Video examples
Why do people join...
motivated by money, sex, power, or all three. While a cult leader uses personal charisma to attract initial followers, further expansion works like a pyramid scheme, with early members recruiting new ones. Cults are skilled at knowing whom to target,
Video examples
At what moment are you...
under which people would have previously been considered dead. In the future, the point of no return may be pushed even further. Some animals are known to extend their lifespans or survive extreme conditions by slowing down their biological processes
Video examples
The Atlantic slave...
Afraid of being eaten, or just to avoid further suffering, they committed suicide or starved themselves, believing that in death, their souls would return home. Those who survived were completley dehumanized, treated as mere cargo.
Video examples
My life as an outsider PIPE...
and she said to me old photographs and food then I decided to look at this idea and take it a lot further and I started to look at how you could carry your possessions with you much more efficiently so I looked at how you can
Video examples
Meerkat Mother Exiles...
They watch forlornly from a safe distance. Life for them in exile is going to be tough. However brutal this seems, Klinky is prepared to go much further to protect her unborn pups, if she needs to.
Video examples
What happens when our...
and right now, technology advances extremely rapidly -- that is the proximate cause, that's why we are currently so very productive. But I like to think back further to the ultimate cause.
Video examples
The Harp Seal's Race...
to run further, fly faster or swim deeper. But the thing that ties them and us together is the planets loudest ticking clock. The arctic sea ice.
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Eran Zahavi
Israeli Athlete
I was treated like a state enemy after throwing the captain's armband. Things went a lot further than I thought. I am the only one that paid a price as I'm no longer part of the national team. I sacrificed myself so that the team won't be booed anymore and players won't be cursed.
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Jean-Philippe Courtois
French Businessman
You need to create a place where young students can flesh out their business plans and further develop their research projects and then have a fund to help students get started in their businesses.
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Howard Jacobson
British Novelist
I once gave a character in a novel my inability to get past the same point in any work of philosophy: that moment when seeing is suddenly occluded and you know you can go no further.
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Harri Holkeri
Finnish Politician
Without accepting the other person's thinking, you cannot further your own interest. You need the other's help to get results.
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Jack Henry Abbott
American Author
That is how prison is tearing me up inside. It hurts every day. Every day takes me further from my life.
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Harold Kushner
American Clergyman
I think of life as a good book. The further you get into it, the more it begins to make sense.
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Leonardo DiCaprio
American Actor
If you can do what you do best and be happy, you're further along in life than most people.
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George MacKay
English Actor
The more I can be the character, the further I can get away from myself, the better.
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Winston Churchill
British Statesman
It is always wise to look ahead, but difficult to look further than you can see.
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Ryan Garcia
American Boxer
If you settle in life, you don't go further.
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Eran Zahavi
Israeli Athlete
I was treated like a state enemy after throwing the captain's armband. Things went a lot further than I thought. I am the only one that paid a price as I'm no longer part of the national team. I sacrificed myself so that the team won't be booed anymore and players won't be cursed.
Quote examples
Jean-Philippe Courtois
French Businessman
You need to create a place where young students can flesh out their business plans and further develop their research projects and then have a fund to help students get started in their businesses.
Quote examples
Howard Jacobson
British Novelist
I once gave a character in a novel my inability to get past the same point in any work of philosophy: that moment when seeing is suddenly occluded and you know you can go no further.
Quote examples
Harri Holkeri
Finnish Politician
Without accepting the other person's thinking, you cannot further your own interest. You need the other's help to get results.
Quote examples
Jack Henry Abbott
American Author
That is how prison is tearing me up inside. It hurts every day. Every day takes me further from my life.
Quote examples
Harold Kushner
American Clergyman
I think of life as a good book. The further you get into it, the more it begins to make sense.
Quote examples
Leonardo DiCaprio
American Actor
If you can do what you do best and be happy, you're further along in life than most people.
Quote examples
George MacKay
English Actor
The more I can be the character, the further I can get away from myself, the better.
Quote examples
Winston Churchill
British Statesman
It is always wise to look ahead, but difficult to look further than you can see.
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Ryan Garcia
American Boxer
If you settle in life, you don't go further.
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