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The term “further” can be used as an adjective, an adverb or a verb. If used as an adjective, it refers to more distant in degree, space or time; and additional. For example, “the bar exam results were further from what we had expected”. If used as an adverb, this term refers to a greater extent; furthermore; in addition; and at or to a more advanced or distant point. In this regard, the term is the comparative form of the word far. For example, “She elaborated further on our topic for the day”. If used as a verb, the word further means to advance or help the progress of something.
The noun for this term is furtherer which is the one who furthers. It has several synonyms. As a verb, it is synonymous to words like promote, develop, aid, speed, push, encourage, forward, hasten, patronize, etc. As an adjective, its synonymous words are new, additional, other, more, also, besides, etc. As an adverb, it is synonymous to moreover, on top of, also, yet, additionally, etc. It has numerous related words like spur, help, carry, lead, contribute, conduce, etc.
Many speakers of English often confuse the term with “farther”. Is there really difference between these two words? They are not only homonymous to each other but synonymous as well, indeed. They have similar meanings if we talk about the concept of distance. Hence, there is a shade of difference between the two. “Farther” indicates a physical entity. In other words, describing something using this term means it can be felt, seen, measured or observed for ourselves. On the other hand, “further” is basically an abstract concept. It is sometimes used as a figurative or metaphoric term. In other words, something having this description cannot be felt, observed or measured for ourselves.
