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further

/fɜː(ɹ)ðə(ɹ)/

Meanings
verb
To help forward; to assist.

Examples :

"The teacher furthered the students' understanding of fractions by providing extra examples. "
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Related Words

Illustration introduced

introduced verb

/ˌɪntɹəˈdjuːst/ /ˌɪntɹəˈduːst/

(of people) To cause (someone) to be acquainted (with someone else).

"Let me introduce you to my friends."

Illustration relatively

relatively adverb

[ˈɹɛl.ə.tʰɪv.li]

Proportionally, in relation to some larger scale thing.

"He measured his success relatively, that is, competitively."

Illustration something

something noun

/ˈsamθɪŋ/ /ˈsʌmθɪŋ/

An object whose nature is yet to be defined.

"My friend told me there was something in the box, but I didn't know what it was yet. "

Illustration furthered

furthered verb

/ˈfɜːrðərd/ /ˈfɜːðərd/

To help forward; to assist.

"The teacher's extra tutoring sessions furthered the student's understanding of math. "

Illustration fractions

fractions noun

/ˈfrækʃənz/

A part of a whole, especially a comparatively small part.

"Only a small fraction of the students passed the difficult math test. "

Illustration providing

providing verb

/pɹəˈvaɪdɪŋ/

To make a living; earn money for necessities.

"It is difficult to provide for my family working on minimum wage."

Illustration encourage

encourage verb

/ɪnˈkʌɹɪdʒ/ /ɪnˈkɝɹɪdʒ/

To mentally support; to motivate, give courage, hope or spirit.

"I encouraged him during his race."

Illustration comparative

comparative noun

/kəmˈpæɹ.ə.tɪv/ /kəmˈpɛɹ.ə.tɪv/

(grammar) A construction showing a relative quality, in English usually formed by adding more or appending -er. For example, the comparative of green is greener; of evil, more evil.

"The comparative of "tall" is "taller," showing the difference in height. "

Illustration civilisations

civilisations noun

/ˌsɪvəlaɪˈzeɪʃənz/ /ˌsɪvɪlaɪˈzeɪʃənz/

An organized culture encompassing many communities, often on the scale of a nation or a people; a stage or system of social, political or technical development.

"Modern civilization is a product of industrialization and globalization."

Illustration furthermore

furthermore adverb

/ˈfɜː(ɹ).ðə(ɹ).mɔː(ɹ)/

In addition; besides; what's more; used to denote additional information.

"He skillfully took charge of the event, and furthermore, he stayed late after it to clean up."

Illustration additional

additional noun

/əˈdɪʃənəl/

Something added.

"The teacher assigned additional homework for the weekend. "

Illustration understanding

understanding verb

/ʌndəˈstandɪŋ/ /ˌʌndəɹˈstændɪŋ/

To grasp a concept fully and thoroughly, especially (of words, statements, art, etc.) to be aware of the meaning of and (of people) to be aware of the intent of.

"The teacher patiently explained the math problem, and the students were able to understand the steps involved. "