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Further, adv. 1) at a greater distance: “lie f. off,” Mids. II, 2, 44. Mids. II, 2, 44 “your best friends shall wish I had been f.” Caes. II, 2, 125.
2) to a greater distance: “I can go no f.” Tp. III, 3, 1. Mids. III, 2, 316. Mids. III, 2, 316 As II, 4, 10. II, 6, 1. Tw. II, 3, 43. “go thou f. off,” Lr. IV, 6, 30 (Qq farther). “get thee f.” All's V, 2, 15. “as if thou never walk'st f. than Finsbury,” H4A III, 1, 257. “I would have thee gone, and yet no f. than a wanton's bird,” Rom. II, 2, 178 (Qq farther). can fly no f. H6CI, 4, 40. Caes. V, 3, 9. Metaphorically: “I will go f. than I meant, to pluck all fears out of you,” Meas. IV, 2, 206. H8 I, 2, 69. “if I strayed no f., but chose here,” Merch. II, 7, 25. “lest this affection spread f.” Cor. III, 1, 311 etc.
3) in pursuance of something begun: “this way she runs, and now she will no f.” Ven. 905. “hear a little f.” Tp. I, 2, 135. “ere you flout old ends any f.” Ado I, 1, 290. “if I travel but four foot f.” H4A II, 2, 13. “I can read no f.” H6B I, 1, 55. “I urged you f.” Caes. II, 1, 243. “hark f.” Ant. IV, 9, 11. I will look f. into it (== I will continue to be on the look-out) Wiv. II, 1, 245. Lr. I, 4, 76. see f. == continue to watch her, Cymb. V, 5, 124. Cymb. V, 5, 124 “but I'll see f.” Per. IV, 1, 100.
4) a greater space: “his eyeballs f. out than when he lived,” H6B III, 2, 169.
5) greater lengths, to a greater extent: “the sole drift of my purpose doth extend not a frown f.” Tp. V, 30. “let's obey his humour a little f.” Wiv. IV, 2, 210. “I must attempt you f.” Merch. IV, 1, 421. “I will no f. offend you than becomes me for my good,” As I, 1, 84. “I hope I need not to advise you f.” All's III, 5, 27. “I know not how I shall assure you f.” III, 7, 2. “do they charge me f.?” V, 3, 167. “it may awake my bounty f.” Tw. V, 47. “being no f. enemy to you than . . . .” John II, 243. “f. I will not flatter you . . . than this,” John II, 243 “and be no f. harmful than in show,” V, 2, 77. “mistake not f. than you should,” R2 III, 3, 15. “so far will I trust you . . . not an inch f.” H4A II, 3, 117. “question no f. of the case,” H6A II, 1, 72. “can vengeance be pursued f. than death?” Rom. V, 3, 55. “nor construe any f. my neglect,” Caes. I, 2, 45. “which is no f. than the main voice of Denmark goes withal,” Hml. I, 3, 27. “you extend these thoughts of horror f. than you shall find cause,” Ant. V, 2, 63. Lr. I, 5, 2.
6) more: “interrupt the monster one word f.” Tp. III, 2, 77. “we will hear f. of it by your daughter,” Ado II, 3, 213. Wiv. IV, 2, 233. All's I, 3, 133. III, 6, 82. H8 III, 2, 232. Mcb. I, 5, 72. no f. == no more: “I will no f. chide you,” Tw. III, 3, 3. “no f. wise than Percy's wife,” H4A II, 3, 110 (Qq farther). Wiv. V, 5, 253. Mids. III, 2, 316. H4A V, 1, 44. Cor. III, 2, 8 etc.
7) besides, in addition, again: “for f. I could say 'this man's untrue,'” Compl. 169. “the duke shall both speak of it, and extend to you what f. becomes his greatness,” All's III, 6, 74. “f. I say and f. will maintain,” R2 I, 1, 98. “and shall it in more shame be f. spoken, that . . .,” H4A I, 3, 177. “and f. I have learned,” IV, 1, 90. “it is f. agreed between them,” H6B I, 1, 57. “then f. tell me for truth,” H6C III, 3, 119. “as I f. have to understand,” IV, 4, 10.
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