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furthers
Overview of verb further
The verb further has 2 senses (first 2 from tagged texts)
1. (7) foster, further -- (promote the growth of; "Foster our children's well-being and education")
2. (2) promote, advance, boost, further, encourage -- (contribute to the progress or growth of; "I am promoting the use of computers in the classroom")
Antonyms of verb further
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb further
2 senses of further
Sense 1
foster, further
=> promote, advance, boost, further, encourage
=> support, back up
Sense 2
promote, advance, boost, further, encourage
=> support, back up
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb further
1 of 2 senses of further
Sense 2
promote, advance, boost, further, encourage
=> connive at, wink at
=> foster, further
=> spur
=> help
=> carry
=> feed
=> contribute, lead, conduce
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb further
2 senses of further
Sense 1
foster, further
=> promote, advance, boost, further, encourage
Sense 2
promote, advance, boost, further, encourage
=> support, back up
'Cause To' of verb further
Derived Forms of verb further
2 senses of further
Sense 1
foster, further
RELATED TO>(noun) furtherance#1
=> promotion, furtherance, advancement
Sense 2
promote, advance, boost, further, encourage
RELATED TO>(noun) furtherance#1
=> promotion, furtherance, advancement
Domain of verb further
Domain Terms of verb further
Familiarity of verb further
further used as a verb is rare (polysemy count =2)
Sample Sentences of verb further
2 senses of further
Sense 1
foster, further
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Something ----s something
Sense 2
promote, advance, boost, further, encourage
*> Somebody ----s something
*> Somebody ----s somebody
*> Something ----s somebody
*> Something ----s something
Coordinate Terms (sisters) of verb further
2 senses of further
Sense 1
foster, further
> promote, advance, boost, further, encourage
=> connive at, wink at
=> foster, further
=> spur
=> help
=> carry
=> feed
=> contribute, lead, conduce
Sense 2
promote, advance, boost, further, encourage
> support, back up
=> sponsor
=> patronize, patronise, shop, shop at, buy at, frequent, sponsor
=> help, assist, aid
=> promote, advance, boost, further, encourage
=> undergird
=> second, back, endorse, indorse
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb further
Sense 1
foster, further
=> promote, advance, boost, further, encourage
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Sense 2
promote, advance, boost, further, encourage
=> support, back up
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Grep of verb further
further
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