furtherance

«furtherance» in Mova's school dictionary: The act of helping something to move forward or succeed — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (furtherance; uncountable)

meaning for a pupil

(formal) The act of helping something to move forward or succeed. tree →

sense in the lessons

Used in formal and legal writing: «in furtherance of the plan». In stories it can make a speaker sound official. Phrases: in furtherance of, the furtherance of science.

examples

• The money was spent in furtherance of education. tree →
• The club exists for the furtherance of chess in our town. tree →
• The scientist worked for the furtherance of medicine. tree →
• All actions must be in furtherance of the charity's aims. tree →
• The council's plan is for the furtherance of safe cycling. tree →

note

Uncountable: no «a», no plural. Related verb: further (to help move forward). A formal word; in speech say «to help» or «to support».

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «furtherance» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.