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[ adverb ] to the greatest distance in space or time (`farthest' is used more often than `furthest' in this physical sense)
Synonyms Examples "see who could jump the farthest" "chose the farthest seat from the door" "he swam the furthest" Used in print (Dan McLachlan, Jr., "Communication Networks and...)The dweller at p is last to hear about a new cure , the slowest to announce to his neighbors his urgent distresses , the one who goes the farthest to trade , and the one with the greatest difficulty of all in putting_over an idea or getting people to join him in a cooperative effort . |
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[ adverb ] to the greatest degree or extent or most advanced stage (`furthest' is used more often than `farthest' in this abstract sense)
Synonyms Examples "went the furthest of all the children in her education" "furthest removed from reality" "she goes farthest in helping us" |
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[ adjective ] comparatives of "far"; most remote in space or time or order
Synonyms Examples "had traveled to the farthest frontier" "don't go beyond the farthermost (or furthermost) tree" "explored the furthest reaches of space" "the utmost tip of the peninsula" Related terms |
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