adj · adv · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
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Sound
Pronunciation
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UK:/ˈfɜː(ɹ).ðə(ɹ)ˌmɔː(ɹ)/
Canada, General-American:/ˈfɝ.ðɚˌmoɹ/
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Australian:/ˈfɜː.ðəˌmoː(ɹ)/
CMU ARPABET:F ER1 DH ER0 M AO2 R
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
comparative form of further: more further; the more especially forward, ahead or (figurative) progressed
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: comparative, form-of, rare
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
2
adv
Meaning 2
In addition; besides; further; what's more (i.e. to denote additional information).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: not-comparable
Examples
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.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
3
adverb
Meaning 3
in addition
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
computer chess games are getting cheaper all the time; furthermore, their quality is improving
the cellar was dark; moreover, mice nested there
what is more, there's no sign of a change
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: moreover, what is more
Antonyms: none provided
History
Etymology
From Middle English furthermore, forthermore, forthermar (also as forther mo), equivalent to further + -more.
Across languages
Translations
103 source translations are retained for this English entry.
Arabic:
عِلَاوَة عَلَى ذٰلِكَ
(ʕilāwa ʕalā ḏālika)
— In addition; besides; what's more; used to denote additional information
Arabic:
أَضِف إِلَى ذٰلِك
(ʔaḍif ʔilā ḏālik)
— In addition; besides; what's more; used to denote additional information
Azerbaijani:
əlavə olaraq
— In addition; besides; what's more; used to denote additional information
Azerbaijani:
üstəlik olaraq
— In addition; besides; what's more; used to denote additional information
Azerbaijani:
bundan əlavə
— In addition; besides; what's more; used to denote additional information
Azerbaijani:
üstəlik
— In addition; besides; what's more; used to denote additional information
Belarusian:
апро́ч таго́
(apróč tahó)
— In addition; besides; what's more; used to denote additional information
Bulgarian:
освен това
(osven tova)
— In addition; besides; what's more; used to denote additional information
Bulgarian:
нещо повече
(nešto poveče)
— In addition; besides; what's more; used to denote additional information
Catalan:
a més
— In addition; besides; what's more; used to denote additional information
Catalan:
a més a més
— In addition; besides; what's more; used to denote additional information
Catalan:
endemés
— In addition; besides; what's more; used to denote additional information
Chinese Mandarin:
並且 /并且
(bìngqiě)
— In addition; besides; what's more; used to denote additional information
Chinese Mandarin:
而且
(érqiě)
— In addition; besides; what's more; used to denote additional information
Chinese Mandarin:
還有 /还有
(háiyǒu)
— In addition; besides; what's more; used to denote additional information
Chinese Mandarin:
況且 /况且
(kuàngqiě)
— In addition; besides; what's more; used to denote additional information
Chinese Mandarin:
另外
(lìngwài)
— In addition; besides; what's more; used to denote additional information
Czech:
nadto
— In addition; besides; what's more; used to denote additional information
Czech:
kromě toho
— In addition; besides; what's more; used to denote additional information
Czech:
navíc
— In addition; besides; what's more; used to denote additional information
Danish:
ydermere
— In addition; besides; what's more; used to denote additional information
Danish:
desuden
— In addition; besides; what's more; used to denote additional information
Dena'ina:
ki
— In addition; besides; what's more; used to denote additional information
Dutch:
daarenboven
— In addition; besides; what's more; used to denote additional information
Dutch:
bovendien
— In addition; besides; what's more; used to denote additional information
Esperanto:
cetere
— In addition; besides; what's more; used to denote additional information
Finnish:
lisäksi
— In addition; besides; what's more; used to denote additional information
French:
de plus
— In addition; besides; what's more; used to denote additional information
French:
en plus en outre
— In addition; besides; what's more; used to denote additional information
French:
de surcroît
— In addition; besides; what's more; used to denote additional information
French:
par surcroît par ailleurs
— In addition; besides; what's more; used to denote additional information
French:
d'un autre côté
— In addition; besides; what's more; used to denote additional information
French:
d'autre part
— In addition; besides; what's more; used to denote additional information
French:
au reste
— In addition; besides; what's more; used to denote additional information
French:
du reste
— In addition; besides; what's more; used to denote additional information
French:
au surplus
— In addition; besides; what's more; used to denote additional information
Galician:
ademais
— In addition; besides; what's more; used to denote additional information
Galician:
a maior abastanza
— In addition; besides; what's more; used to denote additional information
Galician:
a maiores
— In addition; besides; what's more; used to denote additional information
Galician:
aínda por riba
— In addition; besides; what's more; used to denote additional information
Georgian:
გარდა ამისა
(garda amisa)
— In addition; besides; what's more; used to denote additional information
German:
weiterhin
— In addition; besides; what's more; used to denote additional information
German:
darüber hinaus
— In addition; besides; what's more; used to denote additional information
German:
außerdem
— In addition; besides; what's more; used to denote additional information
German:
des Weiteren
— In addition; besides; what's more; used to denote additional information
Hindi:
और भी
(aur bhī)
— In addition; besides; what's more; used to denote additional information
Hungarian:
ráadásul
— In addition; besides; what's more; used to denote additional information
Hungarian:
továbbá
— In addition; besides; what's more; used to denote additional information
Hungarian:
emellett
— In addition; besides; what's more; used to denote additional information
Italian:
inoltre
— In addition; besides; what's more; used to denote additional information
Japanese:
そのうえ
(sonoue)
— In addition; besides; what's more; used to denote additional information
Korean:
또한
(ttohan)
— In addition; besides; what's more; used to denote additional information
Central Kurdish:
سەرەڕای ئەوە
(sererray ewe)
— In addition; besides; what's more; used to denote additional information
Latin:
amplius
— In addition; besides; what's more; used to denote additional information
Latin:
cēterum
— In addition; besides; what's more; used to denote additional information
Malagasy:
ankoatra izay
— In addition; besides; what's more; used to denote additional information
Malagasy:
fanampin'izay
— In addition; besides; what's more; used to denote additional information
Malay:
lagipun
— In addition; besides; what's more; used to denote additional information
Māori:
waihoki
— In addition; besides; what's more; used to denote additional information
Māori:
ka mutu
— In addition; besides; what's more; used to denote additional information
Māori:
me te aha anō
— In addition; besides; what's more; used to denote additional information
Māori:
whaihoki
— In addition; besides; what's more; used to denote additional information
Norwegian Bokmål:
videre
— In addition; besides; what's more; used to denote additional information
Norwegian Bokmål:
dessuten
— In addition; besides; what's more; used to denote additional information
Norwegian Bokmål:
i tillegg
— In addition; besides; what's more; used to denote additional information
Norwegian Bokmål:
forøvrig
— In addition; besides; what's more; used to denote additional information
Norwegian Nynorsk:
vidare
— In addition; besides; what's more; used to denote additional information
Norwegian Nynorsk:
dessutan
— In addition; besides; what's more; used to denote additional information
Pannonian Rusyn:
окрем того
(okrem toho)
— In addition; besides; what's more; used to denote additional information
Pannonian Rusyn:
попри того
(popri toho)
— In addition; besides; what's more; used to denote additional information
Pannonian Rusyn:
попри тим
(popri tim)
— In addition; besides; what's more; used to denote additional information
Polish:
ponadto
— In addition; besides; what's more; used to denote additional information
Polish:
oprócz tego
— In addition; besides; what's more; used to denote additional information
Polish:
poza tym
— In addition; besides; what's more; used to denote additional information
Polish:
w dodatku
— In addition; besides; what's more; used to denote additional information
Polish:
dodatkowo
— In addition; besides; what's more; used to denote additional information
Portuguese:
além disso
— In addition; besides; what's more; used to denote additional information
Russian:
к тому́ же
(k tomú že)
— In addition; besides; what's more; used to denote additional information
Russian:
кро́ме того́
(króme tovó)
— In addition; besides; what's more; used to denote additional information
Scottish Gaelic:
cho math ri sin
— In addition; besides; what's more; used to denote additional information
Serbo-Croatian:
osim toga
— In addition; besides; what's more; used to denote additional information
Serbo-Croatian:
nadalje
— In addition; besides; what's more; used to denote additional information
Serbo-Croatian:
dodatno
— In addition; besides; what's more; used to denote additional information
Slovak:
navyše
— In addition; besides; what's more; used to denote additional information
Slovak:
naviac
— In addition; besides; what's more; used to denote additional information
Slovak:
tiež
— In addition; besides; what's more; used to denote additional information
Spanish:
más
— In addition; besides; what's more; used to denote additional information
Spanish:
es más
— In addition; besides; what's more; used to denote additional information
Spanish:
además
— In addition; besides; what's more; used to denote additional information
Spanish:
otrosí
— In addition; besides; what's more; used to denote additional information
Spanish:
por añadidura
— In addition; besides; what's more; used to denote additional information
Spanish:
a mayor abundamiento
— In addition; besides; what's more; used to denote additional information
Spanish:
de cuña
— In addition; besides; what's more; used to denote additional information
Spanish:
ítem más
— In addition; besides; what's more; used to denote additional information
Swahili:
aidha
— In addition; besides; what's more; used to denote additional information
Swedish:
därutöver
— In addition; besides; what's more; used to denote additional information
Swedish:
dessutom
— In addition; besides; what's more; used to denote additional information
Swedish:
vidare
— In addition; besides; what's more; used to denote additional information
Tocharian B:
ṣpak
— In addition; besides; what's more; used to denote additional information
Ukrainian:
крім то́го
(krim tóho)
— In addition; besides; what's more; used to denote additional information
Ukrainian:
більше того
(bilʹše toho)
— In addition; besides; what's more; used to denote additional information
Yiddish:
אַחוץ דעם
(akhuts dem)
— In addition; besides; what's more; used to denote additional information
Zazaki:
ayê ra ki dot
— In addition; besides; what's more; used to denote additional information