farther

1 adverb

1 a greater distance than before or than something else; further: We'd better not go any farther today. | farther away/apart etc: The boats were drifting farther and farther apart. | He heard a voice farther down the track. | farther afield (=at or to a greater distance away) | farther south/north etc: I think the state boundary is farther south than here.

2 if you do something farther, you do it more or to a greater degree; further: We'd better investigate farther. | take sth farther (=do more about it): I don't think we should take this subject any farther or we'll be wasting time.

2 adjective (only before noun) more distant: A table was set at the farther end of the kitchen. USAGE NOTE : FARTHER WORD CHOICE: farther, farthest, further, furthest When you are talking or writing about real places and distances you can use either farther, farthest or further, furthest (which are the most usual words in spoken English): farther/further down the road | What's the farthest/furthest distance you've ever run? Further (but not farther) is also used with the meaning `more', `extra', `additional' etc: a college of further education | For further information write to the above address.