farther

[US]/ˈfɑːðə(r)/
[UK]/ˈfɑːrðər/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

adv. i tillegg; på større avstand; i større grad
adj. mer avvent; videre; mer avansert.

Phrases & Collocations

go farther

gå lengre

farther away

lengre unna

farther than

lengre enn

farther distance

lengre avstand

farther on

lengre på

see someone farther

se noen lengre unna

Example Sentences

The farther we went into the forest, the darker it became.

Jo lenger vi gikk inn i skogen, jo mørkere ble det.

She lived farther away from the city than I did.

Hun bodde lengre unna byen enn jeg gjorde.

The store is farther down the street.

Butikken ligger lengre ned veien.

He threw the ball farther than anyone else.

Han kastet ballen lengre enn noen annen.

I need to go farther to reach my goal.

Jeg må gå lengre for å nå målet mitt.

The train station is farther than I thought.

Jernbanestasjonen er lengre unna enn jeg tenkte.

The mountain range stretches farther than the eye can see.

Fjellkjeden strekker seg lengre enn øyet kan se.

She is farther along in her career than I am.

Hun er lengre frem i karrieren hennes enn jeg er.

The river flows farther than we can follow.

Elven flyter lengre enn vi kan følge.

The road goes farther than we anticipated.

Veien går lengre enn vi forventet.

Real-world Examples

Their beliefs moved much farther in that direction.

Deres oppfatninger flyttet mye lengre i den retningen.

Source: Learning charging station

We look farther and farther afield, in previously unspoilt territory...

Vi ser lengre og lengre ute, i tidligere uforstyrret terreng...

Source: "BBC Documentary: Home"

I must beg, therefore, to be importuned no farther on the subject'.

Jeg må be om at jeg ikke blir bønner om noe mer på emnet.

Source: Pride and Prejudice - English Audio Version (Read by Emilia Fox)

Tonto brewers must travel farther for their bananas.

Tonto-bryggere må reise lengre for å få sine bananer.

Source: This month VOA Special English

Just pull back a little farther, like this.

Trekk litt lengre tilbake, slik dette.

Source: Genius Baby Bear LB

You're not going to go any farther than that.

Du skal ikke gå lengre enn det.

Source: CNN 10 Student English September 2018 Collection

Tom's jump was five centimeters farther than mine.

Toms hopp var fem centimeter lengre enn mitt.

Source: Lai Shixiong Basic English Vocabulary 2000

" She can't go much farther. She'll die" .

" Hun kan ikke gå mye lengre. Hun vil dø" .

Source: A Song of Ice and Fire: A Feast for Crows (Bilingual Edition)

Yes. It can drive much farther than most electric cars.

Ja. Den kan kjøre mye lengre enn de fleste el-biler.

Source: Airborne English: Everyone speaks English.

Because Webb is operating much farther from Earth than Hubble is.

Fordi Webb opererer mye lengre fra jorden enn Hubble gjør.

Source: Wall Street Journal

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