# furthest

Pronunciation: say "FUR-thist" US /ˈfɝðɪst/, UK /ˈfɜː(ɹ)ðɪst/

## Adjective

1. Farther away than all others being compared, whether in space, time, or degree.
   - Simple: Being the most distant in space, time, or amount, with nothing more distant than it.
   - _We could just make out the furthest peak on the hazy horizon._
   - _The furthest ancestor we can trace in the records lived three centuries ago._
4. Superlative form of far. — superlative form of far: most far
   - Simple: Superlative form of far. Use it for the one that is farther away than all the others.
   - _The probe reached the furthest edge of the solar system._
   - _Quitting her job was the furthest thing from her mind that spring._

## Adverb

2. Farther in space, time, or extent than anyone or anything else being compared.
   - Simple: At or to the greatest distance away in space or time.
   - _The hikers who pushed furthest into the valley found an old cabin._
   - _Among the swimmers, she went furthest before turning back to shore._
3. To an extent or degree beyond that of any other.
   - Simple: To the greatest amount or degree.
   - _The reform that goes furthest toward fixing the problem will likely pass._
   - _He is the one who carries an argument furthest before backing down._

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