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moreover

adv · 2 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: /mɔːˈɹəʊ.və/
  • Canada, General-American: môr-ō'vər
  • Canada, General-American: /moɹˈoʊ.vɚ/
  • US: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • Australian: /moːˈɹəʉ.və/
  • Australian: /moːˈɹɐʉ.və/
  • CMU ARPABET: M AO0 R OW1 V ER0 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adv

Meaning 1

In addition to what has been said.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: conjunctive, not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: furthermore, further, again, additionally, also, as well, in fact, as a matter of fact, withal

Antonyms: none provided

2

adverb

Meaning 2

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: furthermore, what is more

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English moreover, moreovere, morover, mooreover, more-overe, mare over, equivalent to more + over.

Across languages

Translations

88 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: عِلَاوَة عَلَى ذٰلِكَ (ʕilāwa ʕalā ḏālika) — in addition to what has been said
  • Arabic: أَضِف إِلَى ذٰلِك (ʔaḍif ʔilā ḏālik) — in addition to what has been said
  • Azerbaijani: və üstəlik — in addition to what has been said
  • Azerbaijani: və bundan əlavə — in addition to what has been said
  • Azerbaijani: əlavə olaraq — in addition to what has been said
  • Bulgarian: освен това (osven tova) — in addition to what has been said
  • Chinese Mandarin: 並且 /并且 (bìngqiě) — in addition to what has been said
  • Chinese Mandarin: 而且 (érqiě) — in addition to what has been said
  • Chinese Mandarin: 還有 /还有 (háiyǒu) — in addition to what has been said
  • Chinese Mandarin: 況且 /况且 (kuàngqiě) — in addition to what has been said
  • Czech: nadto — in addition to what has been said
  • Dena'ina: ki — in addition to what has been said
  • Dutch: bovendien — in addition to what has been said
  • Dutch: daarnaast — in addition to what has been said
  • Dutch: verder — in addition to what has been said
  • Dutch: daar komt bij — in addition to what has been said
  • Esperanto: cetere — in addition to what has been said
  • Finnish: sen lisäksi — in addition to what has been said
  • Finnish: lisäksi — in addition to what has been said
  • French: de plus — in addition to what has been said
  • French: en plus — in addition to what has been said
  • French: au surplus — in addition to what has been said
  • French: en outre — in addition to what has been said
  • French: de surcroît — in addition to what has been said
  • French: par surcroît — in addition to what has been said
  • French: par ailleurs — in addition to what has been said
  • French: d'ailleurs — in addition to what has been said
  • French: d'un autre côté — in addition to what has been said
  • French: d'autre part — in addition to what has been said
  • French: au reste — in addition to what has been said
  • French: du reste — in addition to what has been said
  • French: pour le reste — in addition to what has been said
  • French: au demeurant — in addition to what has been said
  • French: aussi — in addition to what has been said
  • French: qui plus est — in addition to what has been said
  • German: außerdem — in addition to what has been said
  • German: überdies — in addition to what has been said
  • German: des Weiteren — in addition to what has been said
  • German: obendrein — in addition to what has been said
  • Greek: επιπλέον (epipléon) — in addition to what has been said
  • Hungarian: sőt azonkívül — in addition to what has been said
  • Icelandic: einnig — in addition to what has been said
  • Icelandic: þar á ofan — in addition to what has been said
  • Icelandic: þar að auki — in addition to what has been said
  • Italian: inoltre — in addition to what has been said
  • Japanese: その上に (sono ue ni) — in addition to what has been said
  • Japanese: さらに (sara ni) — in addition to what has been said
  • Japanese: しかも (shikamo) — in addition to what has been said
  • Korean: 게다가 (gedaga) — in addition to what has been said
  • Korean: 더욱이 (deougi) — in addition to what has been said
  • Korean: 뿐만 아니라 (ppunman anira) — in addition to what has been said
  • Northern Kurdish: ya baştir — in addition to what has been said
  • Latin: autem — in addition to what has been said
  • Latin: amplius — in addition to what has been said
  • Lithuanian: be to — in addition to what has been said
  • Malay: lagipun — in addition to what has been said
  • Māori: waihoki — in addition to what has been said
  • Māori: whaihoki — in addition to what has been said
  • Occitan: de mai — in addition to what has been said
  • Persian: به علاوه (be 'alâve) — in addition to what has been said
  • Persian: علاوه بر این ('alâve bar in) — in addition to what has been said
  • Persian: افزون بر این (afzun bar in) — in addition to what has been said
  • Polish: ponadto — in addition to what has been said
  • Polish: skądinąd — in addition to what has been said
  • Portuguese: ademais — in addition to what has been said
  • Portuguese: além disso — in addition to what has been said
  • Portuguese: demais — in addition to what has been said
  • Romanian: în plus — in addition to what has been said
  • Romanian: pe deasupra — in addition to what has been said
  • Russian: кро́ме того́ (króme tovó) — in addition to what has been said
  • Russian: бо́лее того́ (bóleje tovó) — in addition to what has been said
  • Serbo-Croatian: štoviše — in addition to what has been said
  • Serbo-Croatian: štaviše — in addition to what has been said
  • Slovak: navyše — in addition to what has been said
  • Slovak: naviac — in addition to what has been said
  • Slovak: tiež — in addition to what has been said
  • Swedish: dessutom — in addition to what has been said
  • Swedish: för övrigt — in addition to what has been said
  • Swedish: tillika — in addition to what has been said
  • Telugu: పైగా (paigā) — in addition to what has been said
  • Telugu: పైపెచ్చు (paipeccu) — in addition to what has been said
  • Tocharian B: ṣpak — in addition to what has been said
  • Turkish: buna ilaveten — in addition to what has been said
  • Turkish: dahası — in addition to what has been said
  • Ukrainian: до то́го ж (do tóho ž) — in addition to what has been said
  • Walloon: avou ça ki — in addition to what has been said
  • Walloon: minme ki dpus — in addition to what has been said
  • Walloon: al copete do martchî — in addition to what has been said
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