Usually means: Greater distance compared to another.
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We found 30 dictionaries that define the word farther:

General (25 matching dictionaries)
  1. farther: Merriam-Webster
  2. farther: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. farther: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. farther: Collins English Dictionary
  5. farther: Vocabulary.com
  6. Farther, farther: Wordnik
  7. farther: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  8. farther: Wiktionary
  9. farther: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  10. farther: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  11. farther: Infoplease Dictionary
  12. Farther, farther: Dictionary.com
  13. farther: Online Etymology Dictionary
  14. farther: Cambridge Essential American English Dictionary
  15. Farther: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  16. farther: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
  17. farther: Rhymezone
  18. farther: AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  19. farther: Webster's 1828 Dictionary
  20. farther: FreeDictionary.org
  21. farther: Mnemonic Dictionary
  22. farther: TheFreeDictionary.com
  23. farther: Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English

Business (1 matching dictionary)
  1. farther: Legal dictionary

Miscellaneous (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. Sound-Alike Words (No longer online)
  2. farther: Idioms

Slang (1 matching dictionary)
  1. farther: Urban Dictionary

Tech (1 matching dictionary)
  1. farther: Webster's New World Telecom Dictionary

(Note: See far as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (
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American English Definition British English Definition
adjective:  Alternative form of further. (See also the usage notes at further.) [(comparative form of far) More distant; relatively distant.]
adverb:  Alternative form of further. (See also the usage notes at further.) [(comparative form of far) To, at or over a greater distance in space, time or other extent.]
verb:  (uncommon or old-fashioned) Alternative form of further. [(transitive) To help forward; to assist.]

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