farther

Adjective

• more distant in especially degree
  • nothing could be further from the truth
    
  • further from our expectations
    
  • farther from the truth
    
  • farther from our expectations
    

• more distant in especially space or time
  • they live in the farther house
    

Adverb

• 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 three miles further
    
  • further in the future
    

• 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 truth
    
  • they are further along in their research than we expected
    
  • the application of the law was extended farther
    
  • he is going no farther in his studies