"further" meaning in English

See further in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈfɜː.ðə/ [UK], /ˈfɝ.ðɚ/ [Canada, US] Audio: en-GB-further.ogg [UK], en-us-further.ogg [US] Forms: farther [comparative], farthest [superlative], far [positive], further [comparative], furthest [superlative]
enPR: fûr′thər Head templates: {{adj|far|farther|farthest}} [POS TABLE], {{adj|far|further|furthest}} [POS TABLE]
  1. The comparative form of far; more far.
    Sense id: simple-further-en-adj-IPsERafp
  2. more; additional
    Sense id: simple-further-en-adj-IJADdn3Z

Preposition

IPA: /ˈfɜː.ðə/ [UK], /ˈfɝ.ðɚ/ [Canada, US] Audio: en-GB-further.ogg [UK], en-us-further.ogg [US] Forms: further
enPR: fûr′thər Head templates: {{preposition}} [POS TABLE]
  1. When something is further away, it is at a longer distance.
    Sense id: simple-further-en-prep-RjXkT2MD

Verb

IPA: /ˈfɜː.ðə/ [UK], /ˈfɝ.ðɚ/ [Canada, US] Audio: en-GB-further.ogg [UK], en-us-further.ogg [US] Forms: further [canonical], furthers [third-person, singular], furthered [past], furthered [past, participle], furthering [present, participle]
enPR: fûr′thər Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE]
  1. When you further something, you encourage it to grow.
    Sense id: simple-further-en-verb-kIcYqHfs
  2. When you further something, you support it to progress or grow.
    Sense id: simple-further-en-verb-SrcVWTJY
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          "text": "We walked further than we had planned."
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