Collocations for "further"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "further" in context.
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far
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.adv
- [they, the thieves, the car] won't get (very) far
- will go far in [life, show business, your career]
- finish far behind the [others, rest]
- we [looked, searched, hunted] far and wide
- far (away) from [home, London, here, the office]
- too far (away) to [see, appreciate, visit]
- was [standing, sitting] far away from
- was [standing] as far away as possible from
- [live, are, going] far away
- is far and away the [best, most]
- far from [correct, done, acceptable, over]
- far from the [asking, desired, predicted] price
- far back [when, in time]
- as far as the eye can see
- (not) as far as I [know, am aware, can see]
- are few and far between
- far out [east, west, north, south]
- far too much [salt, sugar, food]
- far in [excess, advance]
- far [easier, superior, quicker, smaller, worse] than
- dated, slang: far out!
- on the far side of [town, the park]
- is a far distance to
- a far stretch to [say, go, do]
- a far leap from [reality, sanity, ethical]
- a far cry from [the way, how, what] it [was, used to be]
- far [right, left] politics
- on the far side of [town, the park]
- is a far distance to
- a far stretch to [say, go, do]
- a far leap from [reality, sanity, ethical]
- a far cry from [the way, how, what] it [was, used to be]
- far [right, left] politics
- far-reaching [powers, decisions, appeal, control]
- [they, the thieves, the car] won't get (very) far
- will go far in [life, show business, your career]
- finish far behind the [others, rest]
- we [looked, searched, hunted] far and wide
- far (away) from [home, London, here, the office]
- too far (away) to [see, appreciate, visit]
- was [standing, sitting] far away from
- was [standing] as far away as possible from
- [live, are, going] far away
- a far-away [destination, land, country]
- is far and away the [best, most]
- far from [correct, done, acceptable, over]
- far from the [asking, desired, predicted] price
- far back [when, in time]
- as far as the eye can see
- (not) as far as I [know, am aware, can see]
- [very, quite, too, not so] far
- are few and far between
- far out [east, west, north, south]
- far too much [salt, sugar, food]
- far in [excess, advance]
- far [easier, superior, quicker, smaller, worse] than
- dated, slang: far out!
'further' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
a little
- abstract
- acknowledge
- advancement
- analysis
- any
- argue
- assessment
- assistance
- avert
- base
- basic
- blight
- buoyant
- case
- clarification
- closed
- college
- concession
- confirm
- consistency
- contact
- conundrum
- conversation
- counsel
- curtail
- data
- delay
- delve
- demonstration
- deployment
- depress
- detail
- develop
- development
- diagram
- disaster
- discharge
- disclaimer
- discussion
- disdain
- downstream
- eager
- educate
- elaborate
- embassy
- encouragement
- escalate
- evidence
- feasibility