furthest

furthest
furthest
A adj (superlative of far) (the most distant) [point, place, part, side, bank] le plus éloigné ; the tree furthest (away) from the window l'arbre le plus éloigné de la fenêtre ; the houses furthest (away) from the river les maisons les plus éloignées de la rivière ; which of the three is (the) furthest? lequel des trois est le plus éloigné or loin?
B adv
1 (to, at the greatest distance in space) (also the furthest) le plus loin ; Tim can swim/run (the) furthest c'est Tim qui nage/court le plus loin ; the furthest north/west le plus au nord/à l'ouest ; this plan goes furthest towards solving the problem fig c'est ce projet qui s'approche le plus de la solution du problème ;
2 (at, to greatest distance in time) the furthest back I can remember is 1970 je ne me rappelle rien avant 1970 ; the furthest ahead we can look is next week nous ne pouvons rien prévoir au-delà de la semaine prochaine.

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  • Furthest — Fur thest, adv. At the greatest distance; farthest. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Furthest — Fur thest, a. superl. Most remote; most in advance; farthest. See {Further}, a. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • furthest — index extreme (last), last (final), ultimate, utmost Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

  • furthest — late 14c., formed to correspond to FURTHER (Cf. further) (adj.) …   Etymology dictionary

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  • furthest — [fʉr′thist] adj. [ME, formed as superl. on analogy of further] 1. alt. superl. of FAR 2. most distant; farthest adv. 1. alt. superl. of FAR 2. at or to the greatest distance or most remote point in space or time …   English World dictionary

  • furthest — [[t]fɜ͟ː(r)ðɪst[/t]] (Furthest is a superlative form of far.) 1) ADV SUPERL: ADV with v Furthest means to a greater extent or degree than ever before or than anything or anyone else. The south of England, where prices have fallen furthest, will… …   English dictionary

  • furthest */ — UK [ˈfɜː(r)ðɪst] / US [ˈfɜrðəst] adjective, adverb 1) a) at the greatest distance from something furthest from: Which planet is furthest from the sun? furthest away from: My car is parked in the space furthest away from the building. b) [only… …   English dictionary

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