further
part of speech
adverb; adjective (further, comparative of far; furthest); verb (further, furthers, furthered)
meaning for a pupil
1) Further means at or to a greater distance; more far. tree →
2) Further means more, or extra, as in further information. tree →
3) Further means to a greater degree, or later in time. tree →
4) To further something means to help it move forward. tree →
sense in the lessons
In everyday life, «How much further?» is the classic question on car journeys; «further down the road» means more distance along it. In maths, «further» compares distances: if Tom walked 3 km and Ann 5 km, Ann walked further (2 km further, so subtract). In school, «for further information, see page 10» means for more. In safety, «don't go any further» means stop here. «Further education» is study after school (UK).
examples
- How much further is it to Grandma's house? tree →
- My house is further from school than yours. tree →
- Ann threw the ball 2 metres further than Tom. tree →
- For further information, ask at the desk. tree →
- Don't go any further into the forest. tree →
- We need to talk about this further. tree →
- The furthest planet from the Sun is Neptune. tree →
note
Comparative of «far»: far, further, furthest (or farther, farthest). Both «further» and «farther» are used for distance; only «further» means «more» or «extra». In maths, «how much further» means find the difference between two distances (subtract).
In the corpora
- Loose brushwork, holding the brush further from the bristles, often makes paintings look more alive.
- Cartoons go much further.
- A silkworm has six true, pointed legs at the front, like every insect, and ten soft stumpy legs further back.
- She waits to see if she will shrink further, worried she might go out "like a candle".
- Ice on a burn can damage the skin further, while cool running water cools it gently.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «further» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.