Definition of further

• promote the growth of; "Foster our childrens well-being and education"
• contribute to the progress or growth of; "I am promoting the use of computers in the classroom"
• 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"; "lets 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"