definition of
farther

[1] #1 farther r. [further] to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage ('further' is used more often than 'farther' in this abstract sense); "further complicated by uncertainty about the future"; "let's not discuss it further"; "nothing could be further from the tr. wn

[2] #2 farther s. more distant in especially space or time; "they live in the farther house". wn

[3] #3 farther r. [further] to or at a greater distance in time or space ('farther' is used more frequently than 'further' in this physical sense); "farther north"; "moved farther away"; "farther down the corridor"; "the practice may go back still farther to the Druids"; "went only. wn

[4] #4 farther s. [further] more distant in especially degree; "nothing could be further from the truth"; "further from our expectations"; "farther from the truth"; "farther from our expectations". wn