1. foster, further

promote the growth of

Example Sentences:
'Foster our children's well-being and education'

• foster

2. advance, boost, encourage, further, promote

contribute to the progress or growth of

Example Sentences:
'I am promoting the use of computers in the classroom'

• advance
• boost
• encourage
• promote

3. farther, further

more distant in especially degree

Example Sentences:
'nothing could be further from the truth'
'further from our expectations'
'farther from the truth'
'farther from our expectations'

• farther

4. farther, further

to or at a greater extent or degree or a more advanced stage (further' is used more often than farther' in this abstract sense)

Example Sentences:
'further complicated by uncertainty about the future'
'let's 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'

• farther

5. further

in addition or furthermore

Example Sentences:
'if we further suppose'
'stated further that he would not cooperate with them'
'they are definitely coming; further, they should be here already'

6. farther, further

to or at a greater distance in time or space (farther' is used more frequently than further' in this physical sense)

Example Sentences:
'farther north'
'moved farther away'
'farther down the corridor'
'the practice may go back still farther to the Druids'
'went only three miles further'
'further in the future'

• farther