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further
1. promote the growth of (Freq. 7) - Foster our children's well-being and education • Syn: foster • Derivationally related forms: furtherance, fosterage (for: foster), fostering (for: foster) • Hypernyms: promote, advance, boost, encourage • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s something - Something ----s something 2. contribute to the progress or growth of (Freq. 2) - I am promoting the use of computers in the classroom • Syn: promote, advance, boost, encourage • Derivationally related forms: encouragement (for: encourage), furtherance, booster (for: boost), boost (for: boost), advance (for: advance), promotive (for: promote), promotion (for: promote) • Hypernyms: support, back up • Hyponyms: connive at, wink at, foster, spur, help, carry, feed, contribute, lead, conduce • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s something - Somebody ----s somebody - Something ----s somebody - Something ----s something
more distant in especially degree (Freq. 2) - nothing could be further from the truth - further from our expectations - farther from the truth - farther from our expectations • Syn: farther • Similar to: far
1. to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage ('further' is used more often than 'farther' in this abstract sense) (Freq. 33) - further complicated by uncertainty about the future - let's not discuss it further - nothing could be further from the truth - they are further along in their research than we expected - the application of the law was extended farther - he is going no farther in his studies • Syn: farther 2. in addition or furthermore (Freq. 10) - if we further suppose - stated further that he would not cooperate with them - they are definitely coming; further, they should be here already 3. to or at a greater distance in time or space ('farther' is used more frequently than 'further' in this physical sense) (Freq. 1) - farther north - moved farther away - farther down the corridor - the practice may go back still farther to the Druids - went only three miles further - further in the future • Syn: farther
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