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furthermore

  • /ˈfɜː(ɹ).ðə(ɹ)ˌmɔː(ɹ)/ UK
  • /ˈfɝ.ðɚˌmoɹ/ Canada, US
  • /ˈfɜː.ðəˌmoː(ɹ)/ Australia

Where it comes from

From Middle English furthermore, forthermore, forthermar (also as forther mo), equivalent to further + -more.

adverb

  1. not comparable In addition; besides; further; what's more (i.e. to denote additional information). He skillfully took charge of the event, and furthermore, he stayed late after it to clean up.

    Similar: additionally, also, moreover, what is more

adjective

  1. comparative, rare comparative form of further: more further; the more especially forward, ahead or (figurative) progressed

Thesaurus

Closest in meaning: moreover, besides, also, additionally, either, therefore, then, elsewhere, beside, anyway, however, nevertheless, alternatively, too, otherwise, second

Translations

Every language

adv In addition; besides; what's more; used to denote additional information

Españolmás, es más, además, otrosí, por añadidura, a mayor abundamiento
한국어또한 ttohan
日本語そのうえ sonoue
中文並且 /并且 bìngqiě, 而且 érqiě, 還有 /还有 háiyǒu, 況且 /况且 kuàngqiě, 另外 lìngwài
हिन्दीऔर भी aur bhī
Kiswahiliaidha
Portuguêsalém disso, outrossim, ademais
Françaisde plus, en plus en outre, de surcroît, par surcroît par ailleurs, d'un autre côté, d'autre part
Deutschweiterhin, darüber hinaus, außerdem, des Weiteren
Italianoinoltre
Русскийк тому́ же k tomú že, кро́ме того́ króme tovó
العربيةعِلَاوَة عَلَى ذٰلِكَ ʕilāwa ʕalā ḏālika, أَضِف إِلَى ذٰلِك ʔaḍif ʔilā ḏālik

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@misc{furthermore_2026,
  title = {furthermore},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/furthermore},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}