furthermore
In addition; besides; further; what's moreIn addition; besides; further; what's more (i.e. to denote additional information).
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» The background music is too loud furthermore it's not even appropriate.
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1 senses(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.
He claimed further(more) that he was not even in town the day the murder occured.
weiterhin, darüber hinaus, außerdem
к тому́ жеk tomú že, кро́ме того́króme tovó
крім то́гоkrim tóho, більше тогоbilʹše toho
denoting additional information
Examples
18 sentencesThe background music is too loud furthermore it's not even appropriate.
Furthermore, I don't know how to dance.
ruБолее того, танцевать я не умею. — astyng
deAußerdem kann ich nicht tanzen. — raggione
Furthermore, the human rights situation is concerning.
deDie Situation der Menschenrechte ist weiterhin beunruhigend. — al_ex_an_der
Furthermore, I still don't think this a huge cultural difference.
deWeiterhin erachte ich das hier noch immer nicht als einen großen kulturellen Unterschied. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Furthermore, each cell in the human body belongs to one out of many classes.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English furthermore, forthermore, forthermar (also as forther mo), equivalentFrom Middle English furthermore, forthermore, forthermar (also as forther mo), equivalent to further + -more.
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Synonyms
5 synonyms- denoting additional information:moreoverwhat is morein addition
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- B2Opinion essays — Because the lesson uses it
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.