further

verb
fûr′''th''ər

To help forward; to assist.

Other meanings

To encourage growth; to support progress or growth of something; to promote.
“Further the economy.”

Synonyms

foster

Related words

furtherance
furtherer
furtherly
furtherment
furthersome

Example sentences

“I won't let this go any further.”
Tatoeba · shekitten · CC0
“The harder we tried, the further it seemed.”
Tatoeba · Igider · CC0
“I got further than most.”
Tatoeba · ddnktr · CC0

Word history

From Old English "forþor".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “further” on Wiktionary, by its contributors; example sentences are from Tatoeba, credited to their authors above; related-word lists use Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0, based on Princeton WordNet), published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.