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furthen

furthen verb: synonym of further.

Verb

furthen (third-person singular simple present furthens, present participle furthening, simple past and past participle furthened)

  1. (nonstandard, rare) Synonym of further.
    • […] that as the poorest bodies are by God's goodnes in the fulnes of a plentifull country competently sustained for this, so their soules by this provision may bee furthened for a better life; […]1820 original 1692, Anthony Wood, Athenae Oxonienses
    • […] as Christian brethren, be united by a heavenly and unfeigned love, bending all our hearts and forces in furthening a work beyond our strength, with reverence and fear, fastening our eyes always on Him, that is only able to direct and prosper all our ways.1827, Joseph Barlow Felt, The Annals of Salem: From Its First Settlement, page 10
    Synonyms:
    further

Synonyms of furthen

Forms of furthen

third-person singular presentfurthens
present participlefurthening
past participlefurthened
pastfurthened
alternative formfarthen

Origin of furthen

Variant of further, equivalent to forth + -en.

Questions about furthen

What does furthen mean?
Furthen means synonym of further.
What part of speech is furthen?
Furthen is a verb.
What is the past tense of furthen?
The past tense of furthen is furthened.

Words near furthen in the dictionary

  1. furternity leaves
  2. furth
  3. Furth im Wald
  4. furthcoming
  5. furthcomings
  6. furthen
  7. further
  8. further education
  9. further flung
  10. further-flung
  11. further-reaching

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