adverb / adjective / verb · academic
further
UK/ˈfɜːðə(r)/US/ˈfɜːrðər/FUR·THER
task2speaking
Used to add extra information or to indicate a greater degree or extent.
Examples
“Further research is needed to confirm the results.”
“We will discuss this further at the meeting.”
“He refused, and further refused to explain why.”
Band 8 sentence
“Further studies should examine long-term effects before any policy is changed.”
Collocations
- further research
- further evidence
- discuss further
Word family
further adverb/adjectivefurthermore adverb
Common mistakes
I will explain more detailed later.→I will explain further later.
We need more research to confirm.→We need further research to confirm.
Say it for a higher band
5more→6additional→7+further
Synonyms
moreover
Easily confused
more
“We need more time to finish the project.”
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