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Contents 1 English 1.1 Pronunciation 1.2 Verb 1.2.1 Translations 1.3 Adjective 1.4 Adverb 1.4.1 Translations 1.5 See also

[ English

Rank of this word in the English language, from analyzing texts from Project Gutenberg.
suddenly	act	la	#482: further	line	added	toward

[ Pronunciation

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• IPA: /fɑr/

  Rhymes: -ɜː(r)ðə(r)

[ Verb

Infinitive to further

Third person singular furthers

Simple past furthered

Past participle furthered

Present participle furthering

to further (third-person singular simple present furthers, present participle furthering, simple past and past participle furthered)

1. To encourage growth.
2. To support progress or growth of something.

[ Translations

to further

German: fördern de(de) Kurdish: Sorani: پێشخستن ku(ku) (pésxistin)

Portuguese: desenvolver (2)

[ Adjective

further

1. Comparative form of far: more far. Of greater distance in degree or of extension in time.

   Batteries need further development.

[ Adverb

further

1. Comparative form of far: more far.
2. Also; in addition to.
   • 1924: ARISTOTLE. Metaphysics. Translated by W. D. Ross. Nashotah, Wisconsin, USA: The Classical Library, 2001. Available at: <http://www.classicallibrary.org/aristotle/metaphysics/>. Book 1, Part 6.

     Further, besides sensible things and Forms he says there are the objects of mathematics, which occupy an intermediate position,

3. A greater distance in space or time; farther.
4. Moreover; beyond what is already stated.
   • (law) Further, affiant sayeth naught. (A formal statement ending a deposition or affidavit, immediately preceding thee affiant's signature.)

[ Translations

further (adverb)

Dutch: verder nl(nl) German: weitere (1)

Polish: dalej (1), więcej (2) Portuguese: também, adicionalmente (1)

[ See also

• far