# furthermore

Pronunciation: US say "FUR-thur-mor" /ˈfɝ.ðɚˌmoɹ/; say "FUR-thuh-mor" UK /ˈfɜː(ɹ).ðə(ɹ)ˌmɔː(ɹ)/, AUS /ˈfɜː.ðəˌmoː(ɹ)/

## Adverb

1. Used to introduce an additional point that supports or extends what was just stated.
   - Simple: Used to add another point on top of what you have already said.
   - _The proposal is expensive; furthermore, it offers no clear benefit to local residents._
   - _She argued that the policy was unfair and, furthermore, that it broke existing law._

## Other meanings

- (adjective) comparative form of further: more further; the more especially forward, ahead or (figurative) progressed

## Origin

From Middle English furthermore (also forthermore and forther mo), formed from "further" plus the ending "-more".

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/furthermore (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).