- (comparative of far) at or to a greater distance in space or time
- farther north/south
- farther along the road
- I can't go any farther.
- As a family we grew farther and farther apart.
- We watched their ship moving gradually farther away.
- How much farther is it?
- They hadn't got any farther with the work (= they had made no progress).
Which Word? farther / further / farthest / furthestfarther / further / farthest / furthest- These are the comparative and superlative forms of far.
- To talk about distance, use either farther, farthest or further, furthest. In British English, further, furthest are the more common forms and in North American English, farther and farthest:
- I have to travel further/farther to work now.
- To talk about the degree or extent of something, further/furthest are usually preferred:
- Let’s consider this point further.
- Further, but not farther, can also mean ‘more’ or ‘additional’:
- Are there any further questions?
Oxford Collocations DictionaryFarther is used with these verbs:- venture
- wander
Idioms
See farther in the Oxford Advanced American DictionarySee farther in the Oxford Learner's Dictionary of Academic Englishfar/farther/further afield
- far away from home; to or in places that are not near
- You can hire a car if you want to explore further afield.
- People commute to London from as far afield as France.
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