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What (who) is further-fetched - definition
CERTAIN TYPE OF MATHEMATICS FROM SECONDARY SCHOOL ONWARDS
Further Maths; Further Pure 1; Higher mathematics; Further mathematics; General Further Mathematics; Higher Mathematics; General further mathematics; Higher math
further
WIKIMEDIA DISAMBIGUATION PAGE
Further (album); Furthur; Further (disambiguation); Furthur (disambiguation); Further (song)
(furthers, furthering, furthered)
Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English.
Note: 'Further' is a comparative form of 'far'. It is also a verb.
1.
Further means to a greater extent or degree.
Inflation is below 5% and set to fall further...
The rebellion is expected to further damage the country's image...
The government's economic policies have further depressed living standards.
ADV: ADV with v
2.
If you go or get further with something, or take something further, you make some progress.
They lacked the scientific personnel to develop the technical apparatus much further.
ADV: ADV with v
3.
If someone goes further in a discussion, they make a more extreme statement or deal with a point more thoroughly.
On February 7th the Post went further, claiming that Mr Wood had grabbed and kissed another 13 women...
To have a better comparison, we need to go further and address such issues as repairs and insurance.
ADV: ADV after v
4.
A further thing, number of things, or amount of something is an additional thing, number of things, or amount.
His speech provides further evidence of his increasingly authoritarian approach...
There was nothing further to be done for this man.
= more
ADJ: ADJ n, pron-indef ADJ
5.
Further means a greater distance than before or than something else.
Now we live further away from the city centre...
He came to a halt at a crossroads fifty yards further on...
Further to the south are some of the island's loveliest unspoilt coves.
ADV: ADV adv/prep
6.
Further is used in expressions such as 'further back' and 'further ahead' to refer to a point in time that is earlier or later than the time you are talking about.
Looking still further ahead, by the end of the next century world population is expected to be about ten billion.
ADV: ADV adv/prep
7.
If you further something, you help it to progress, to be successful, or to be achieved.
Education needn't only be about furthering your career.
VERB: V n
8.
You use further to introduce a statement that relates to the same general topic and that gives additional information or makes an additional point. (FORMAL)
Dodd made no appeal of his death sentence and, further, instructed his attorney to sue anyone who succeeds in delaying his execution.
= moreover
ADV: ADV with cl
9.
Further to is used in letters in expressions such as 'further to your letter' or 'further to our conversation', in order to indicate what you are referring to in the letter. (BRIT FORMAL)
Further to your letter, I agree that there are some presentational problems, politically speaking.
PREP-PHRASE
further
WIKIMEDIA DISAMBIGUATION PAGE
Further (album); Furthur; Further (disambiguation); Furthur (disambiguation); Further (song)
I. a.
1.
Farther, more remote, more distant.
2.
Farther on, to a greater distance or length, more in advance, farther.
3.
Additional, farther.
II. ad.
1.
Farther, more remotely, more in advance, to a greater distance (from the starting point), farther on.
2.
Farther, moreover, besides, furthermore.
further
WIKIMEDIA DISAMBIGUATION PAGE
Further (album); Furthur; Further (disambiguation); Furthur (disambiguation); Further (song)
used as comparative of far.
¦ adverb (also farther)
1. at, to, or by a greater distance.
2. over a greater expanse of space or time.
beyond the point already reached.
3. at or to a more advanced, successful, or desirable stage.
4. in addition; also.
¦ adjective
1. (also farther) more distant in space.
more remote from a central point.
2. additional: a further ten minutes.
¦ verb help the progress or development of.
Phrases
further to formal following on from (used especially at the beginning of a letter).
until further notice until another announcement is made.
Derivatives
furtherer noun
Origin
OE furthor (adverb), furthra (adjective), fyrthrian (v.), of Gmc origin; related to forth.
Wikipedia
Further Mathematics
Further Mathematics is the title given to a number of advanced secondary mathematics courses. The term "Higher and Further Mathematics", and the term "Advanced Level Mathematics", may also refer to any of several advanced mathematics courses at many institutions.
In the United Kingdom, Further Mathematics describes a course studied in addition to the standard mathematics AS-Level and A-Level courses. In the state of Victoria in Australia, it describes a course delivered as part of the Victorian Certificate of Education (see § Australia (Victoria) for a more detailed explanation). Globally, it describes a course studied in addition to GCE AS-Level and A-Level Mathematics, or one which is delivered as part of the International Baccalaureate Diploma.
Examples of use of further-fetched
1. "I think people enjoy the light relief – everyone‘s aware of the budget and, although they may not be interested in the full details of it, they might want to have a bet on something like the tie." The same bookmaker is taking bets on a handful of further–fetched novelties: will Mr Brown pay tribute to Humphrey, the Downing Street cat (25/1)? Or perhaps, with a sweeping gesture, spill his glass of water over his budget notes (20/1)? Come to think of it, will he even drink water at all?