further

Meaning

Verb

1. To help forward; to assist.
2. To encourage growth; to support progress or growth of something; to promote.

Adj

1. More distant; relatively distant.
2. More, additional.

Adv

1. To, at or over a greater distance in space, time or other extent.
2. To a greater extent or degree.
3. Beyond what is already stated or is already the case.
4. Also; in addition; furthermore; moreover.
5. Following on (from).

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈfɜː.ðə/

Etymology

From Middle English further, forther, from Old English forþor, furþor (“further”, adverb), from Proto-West Germanic *furþer, from Proto-Indo-European *per- (a common preposition), equivalent to fore + -ther (a vestigial comparative ending still present in such words as other, either, whether, and, in altered form, in after); or as sometimes stated, as forth + -er. Cognate with Scots forder, furder, Saterland Frisian foarder, West Frisian fierder, Dutch verder, German fürder.