further¹ /fûrˈdhər/

1. At or to a greater distance or degree
2. In addition

1. More distant
2. Additional, more or other

furˈthermore adverb

In addition to what has been said, moreover or besides

furˈthermost adjective

Most remote

furˈthest adverb

At or to the greatest distance

Most distant

further education noun

Post-school education that is below degree-level (cf higher education under high¹)

further outlook noun (meteorology)

A general forecast given for a longer or more distant period than that covered by a more detailed forecast

further to

Following on from

see someone further

To see someone hanged, or similar

further² /fûrˈdhər/

To promote or help forward

furˈtherance noun

A helping forward

furˈtherer noun

A promoter or advancer

furˈthersome adjective (obsolete)

1. Helpful
2. Advantageous
3. Rash

far /fär/

1. Remote, distant
2. More distant of two (in Shakespeare as compar)
3. (of an animal) off, right-hand (ie the side furthest from a person leading it)
4. Advanced (obsolete)

1. To, at, or over a great distance or advanced stage
2. Remotely
3. In a great degree
4. Very much
5. Long (obsolete)

To remove to a distance

—See also farther

farˈmost adverb

Most distant or remote

farˈness noun

1. The state of being far
2. Remoteness or distance

farˈaway adjective

1. Distant
2. Abstracted or absent-minded

noun (rare)

The distance

farawayˈness noun

far cry noun

A long distance

Far East noun

1. China, Korea, Japan, etc
2. Often also the countries from Myanmar (Burma) to Indonesia and the Philippines and, as used by some, the countries of the Indian subcontinent

farˈ-fetchedˈ (obsolete farˈfet) adjective

1. Fetched or brought from a remote place (archaic)
2. Forced or unnatural
3. Improbable, unlikely, unconvincing

farˈ-flung adjective

1. Placed or situated far and wide
2. Extensive

farˈ-forth adverb (Spenser)

Far

Far North noun

The Arctic regions

farˈ-off adjective and adverb

In the distance

farˈ-outˈ adjective

1. Wonderful or amazing (rather old)
2. Weird
3. Avant-garde
4. (of jazz or its addicts) more up to date than ‘cool’
5. Intellectual
6. Satisfying

far-reachˈing adjective

Having wide validity, scope, or influence

far-seeˈing adjective

Able to foresee future events

far-sightˈed adjective

1. Seeing far
2. Having or exhibiting foresight or shrewdness of judgement
3. Having defective eyesight for near objects

far-sightˈedness noun

farˈ-sought adjective

Sought at a distance

Far South noun

The Antarctic regions

farˈ-spent adjective

Far advanced

Far West noun

1. (esp formerly) the Great Plains, Rocky Mountains and Pacific side of N America
2. (now usu) the area between the Rockies and the Pacific

as far as

1. To the extent that
2. Up to (a particular place)

by far

In a very great degree

far and away

By a great deal

far and near or far and wide

Everywhere, all about

far be it

God forbid

far between

1. At wide intervals
2. Rare

far from it

On the contrary

far gone

Well-advanced in time, progress, decline, etc

go too far

To go beyond reasonable limits, esp of tact or behaviour

I'll see you far (or farther) first

I will not do it by any means

in so far as

To the extent that

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