farther

Definition

  • adverb: to or at or to a more distant place or time or a more advanced point
  • adverb: at or to a greater distance or more advanced point
  • synonyms: additional, further, beyond

Examples

  • You think I don't like you? 'Nothing could be farther from the truth'. [=it is completely untrue that I don't like you; I like you very much]

  • I tried to read the book, but I got no 'farther' [='further'] than the first chapter.

  • It's 'farther' away than I'd thought.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) - And thankyou. - Yes, sir. Hey,Jem... I bet you a "Grey Ghost" against two "Tom Swifts"... you wouldn't go any farther than Boo Radley's gate. - Scared to, ain't you? - I ain't scared. I go past Boo Radley's house nearly every day of my life. (..)
    1962 To Kill a Mockingbird