Fur"ther" , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Furthered (?);
p. pr. & vb. n.
Furthering.]
[OE. furthren, forthren, AS. fyrðran,
fyrðrian. See Further, adv.] To help forward; to promote; to advance; to forward; to help or assist.
This binds thee, then, to further my design.
Dryden.
I should nothing further the weal public.
Robynsom (More's Utopia).
Fur"ther , a. compar.
[Positive wanting; superl. Furthest.]
1. More remote; at a greater distance; more in advance; farther; as, the further end of the field. See Farther.
2. Beyond; additional; as, a further reason for this opinion; nothing further to suggest.
&fist; The forms further and farther are in general not differentiated by writers, but further is preferred by many when
application to quantity or degree is implied.
Fur"ther (?), adv. [A comparative of forth; OE. further,
forther, AS. fur&?;or, far&?;ur; akin to
G. fürder. See Forth,
adv.]
To a
greater distance; in addition; moreover. See Farther.
Carries us, I know not how
much further, into familiar company.
M.
Arnold. They sdvanced us far as Eleusis
and Thria; but no further.
Jowett (Thucyd. ). Further off, not so near; apart by a
greater distance.
Hear it pronounced