Standard Lemma guide

furtherance

noun · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈfɜːðəɹəns/
  • Received-Pronunciation: /ˈfɜːðɹəns/
  • General-American: /ˈfɝðɚəns/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • CMU ARPABET: F ER1 TH ER0 AH0 N S Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

The act of furthering or helping forward; assistance towards something desired.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: promotion, advancement

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

the advancement of some enterprise

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • his experience in marketing resulted in the forwarding of his career

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: forwarding, promotion

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: advancement, progress

3

noun

Meaning 3

encouragement of the progress or growth or acceptance of something

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: promotion, advancement

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: encouragement

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English further Latin -iader. Old French -ancebor. Middle English -aunce English -ance English furtherance From further + -ance.

Across languages

Translations

6 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Bulgarian: подкрепа (podkrepa) — the act of helping forward
  • German: Förderung — the act of helping forward
  • Spanish: promoción — the act of helping forward
  • Spanish: fomento — the act of helping forward
  • Spanish: fomentación — the act of helping forward
  • Spanish: impulsión — the act of helping forward