Farther | Webster's Dictionary (1865)

Fär’ther, a., compar.

adjectivecomparative

a., compar. of far. [superl. FARTHEST. See FURTHER.] [A-S. furðhōr, furðhur, forðhōr, adv., compar. of forðh, forth, furðhra, furðhre, a., further, greater; D. verder; M. H. Ger. värder; O. H. Ger. furdir, furdor, fürdar; N. H. Ger. fürder. The correct and genuine orthography is therefore further, but farther is the more common when distance is signified. See FURTHER.]

Sense 1. More remote; more distant than something else; additional.

Some farther change awaits us. Milton.

Let me add a farther truth. Dryden.

Sense 2. Tending to a greater distance; longer.

Before our farther way the fates allow. Dryden.

Fär'ther, adv.

adverb

adv. 1. At or to a greater distance; more remotely; beyond; as, let us rest with what we have, without looking farther. 2. Moreover; by way of progress in treating a subject; as, farther, let us consider the probable event.

Fär'ther, v. t.

verbtransitive

[See FURTHER, v. t.] To help forward; to promote; to advance; to further. [Rare.]