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.
Although some usage guides insist that only farther should be used for physical distance, both farther and further have been used interchangeably throughout much of their histories. However, only further is used in other contexts like: 1  the adverbial sense moreover (Further, you hurt my feelings.), and. 2  as an adjective meaning more extended (I have no further comment.. ) 3  or additional (Further bulletins came in when people were eagerly awaiting them.. ).