Complete Definition of "farther"

see|further

English

Pronunciation
italbrac|RP IPA|/�f��ð�/
italbrac|US IPA|/�f��rð�/
audio|en-us-farther.ogg|Audio (US)
:rhymes|��(r)ð�(r)

Homophones
father (in non-rhotic accents)

Adjective
farther

  1. comparative of|far|langEnglish|POSadjective Of or pertaining to being distant.

Translations
trans-top|comparative of far
Czech: t-|cs|vzdálen�jší
trans-mid
Scots: faurer
trans-bottom

Adverb
farther

  1. comparative of|far|langEnglish|POSadverb

#* 1748. David Hume. Enquiries concerning the human understanding and concerning the principles of moral. London: Oxford University Press, 1973. § 5.
#*: But as the matter is often carried farther, even to the absolute rejecting of all profound reasonings, or what is commonly called metaphysics, we shall now proceed to consider what can reasonably be pleaded in their behalf.

Translations
trans-top|comparative of far
Czech: t-|cs|dále
trans-mid
Portuguese: t+|pt|mais t+|pt|longe
Scots: faurer
trans-bottom

Category:English homophones

fr:farther
io:farther
hu:farther
ru:farther
fi:farther
te:farther
vi:farther
zh:farther

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