I. far ‧ ther 1 /ˈfɑːðə $ ˈfɑːrðər-/ BrE AmE adverb
1 . a greater distance than before or than something else; a ↑ comparative form of ‘far’ SYN further :
We decided not to go any farther.
farther away/apart/down/along etc
The boats were drifting farther and farther apart.
a resort town farther up the coast
farther south/north etc
Two miles farther south is the village of Santa Catarina.
Most of them were locals, but some had come from farther afield (=a greater distance away) .
2 . if you do something farther, you do it more or to a greater degree SYN further :
We’d better investigate farther.
The police decided not to take the matter any farther (=do more about it) .
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In everyday English, people usually say further rather than farther , and furthest rather than farthest :
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We decided not to take it any further.
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This was the furthest away from home I’d ever been.
II. farther 2 BrE AmE adjective [only before noun]
more distant; a ↑ comparative form of ‘far’ SYN further :
A table stood at the farther end of the kitchen.