further

adjective

OPAL W

/ˈfɜːðə(r)/

/ˈfɜːrðər/

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more; additional
- Cook for a further 2 minutes.
- For further details call this number.
- Can you give me any further information?
- further investigation/research/study/analysis
- This week provided further evidence of an unfolding global energy crisis.
- No further developments have been reported.
- We have decided to take no further action.
- The museum is closed until further notice (= until we say that it is open again).
Language Bank addition
additionAdding another item
- Bilingual children do better in IQ tests than children who speak only one language. In addition/What is more, they seem to find it easier to learn third or even fourth languages.
- Learning another language not only improves children’s job prospects in later life, but also boosts their self-esteem.
- Teaching children a second language improves their job prospects in later life. Other benefits include increased self-esteem and greater tolerance of other cultures.
- Another/One further/One additional reason for encouraging bilingual education is that it boosts children’s self-esteem.
- Studies suggest that bilingual children find it easier to learn additional languages. There is, moreover, increasing evidence that bilingual children perform better across a range of school subjects, not just foreign languages.
- His claim that children find bilingual education confusing is based on very little evidence. Moreover, the evidence he does provide is seriously flawed.
- Research has shown that first-language development is not impeded by exposure to a second language. Furthermore, there is no evidence to support the claim that children find bilingual education confusing.
Extra Examples
- After further discussion a decision was reached.
- Do you have any further questions?
- This performance offers yet further proof that she is one of the great musicians of this generation.
- We cannot afford any further delay.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
Further is used with these nouns:
allegation
appeal
assault
…
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further

adverb

/ˈfɜːðə(r)/

/ˈfɜːrðər/

Idioms

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(comparative of far) (especially British English) at or to a greater distance synonym farther
- We had walked a bit further than I had realized.
- I'm too tired to go any further.
- further north/south/east/west
- Two miles further on we came to a small town.
- The hospital is further down the road.
- Can you stand a bit further away?
a longer way in the past or the future
- Think further back into your childhood.
- How will the company be doing ten years further on?
to a greater degree or extent
- to develop/increase/enhance/improve something further
- to strengthen/support something further
- Costs must be further reduced.
- The police decided to investigate further.
- My life is further complicated by having to work such long hours.
- She was getting further and further into debt.
- Nothing could be further from the truth.
- Their share price fell further today.
(formal) in addition to what has just been said synonym furthermore
- Further, it is important to consider the cost of repairs.
Which Word? farther / further / farthest / furthest
farther / 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?
  This sounds very formal in North American English.

Word OriginOld English furthor (adverb), furthra (adjective), fyrthrian (verb), of Germanic origin; related to forth.

Idioms

far/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.
- Journalists came from as far afield as China.

go further

to say more about something, or make a more extreme point about it
- I would go even further and suggest that the entire government is corrupt.
to last longer; to serve more people
- They watered down the soup to make it go further.

go no further | not go any further

if you tell somebody that a secret will go no further, you promise not to tell it to anyone else

look no further

used to say that something is exactly what somebody needs and so they do not need to consider any other options
- Those looking for an enjoyable evening need look no further than the hotel's nightclub.

take something further

to take more serious action about something or speak to somebody at a higher level about it
- I am not satisfied with your explanation and intend to take the matter further.

further

verb

/ˈfɜːðə(r)/

/ˈfɜːrðər/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they further	/ˈfɜːðə(r)/ /ˈfɜːrðər/
he / she / it furthers	/ˈfɜːðəz/ /ˈfɜːrðərz/
past simple furthered	/ˈfɜːðəd/ /ˈfɜːrðərd/
past participle furthered	/ˈfɜːðəd/ /ˈfɜːrðərd/
-ing form furthering	/ˈfɜːðərɪŋ/ /ˈfɜːrðərɪŋ/

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further something to help something to develop or be successful
- They hoped the new venture would further the cause of cultural cooperation in Europe.
- She took the new job to further her career.
- We are committed to furthering the interests of our members.
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Oxford Collocations Dictionary
Further is used with these nouns as the object:
agenda
aim
career
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Word OriginOld English furthor (adverb), furthra (adjective), fyrthrian (verb), of Germanic origin; related to forth.

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