farther

Reading level: hard

Estimated CEFR level: B1 — Intermediate

Estimated from word frequency; not an official CEFR classification.

Definition

adjective more distant in especially space or time
adjective more distant in especially degree
adverb to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (`further' is used more often than `farther' in this abstract sense)

Variant of further.

That's farther down the passage. — Mike and Psmith, Wodehouse, P. G. (Pelham Grenville)
Almagro went farther south than Pizarro. — South American Fights and Fighters, and Other Tales of Adventure, Cyrus Townsend Brady
In which the foregoing story is farther continued. — History of Tom Jones, a Foundling, Henry Fielding

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