The county's first high school was built in Eclectic in 1911. The Birmingham and Southeastern Railroad came through the town in 1913, and the town had a brief boom period fueled by land sales. The railroad did not survive the Great Depression, closing in 1936, and the town has remained relatively small since that time.
Word forms: 3rd person singular present tense furthers , present participle furthering , past tense , past participle furthered Further is a comparative form of far. It is also a verb. 1. adverb. Further means to a greater extent or degree. Inflation is below 5% and set to fall further.
Letâs take a look. The widely accepted rule is to use farther to discuss physical distances, as in He went farther down the road. Further should be used for figurative distance or to discuss degree or extent, as in I wanted to discuss it further, but we didnât have time.