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furthers

furthers is the third-person singular simple present indicative of further.

Meaning of further

Verb

further (third-person singular simple present furthers, present participle furthering, simple past and past participle furthered)

  1. (transitive) To help forward; to assist.
    • In happie houre we haue ſet the Crowne
      Upon your Kingly head, that ſeeks our honor,
      In ioyning with the man, ordain’d by heauen
      To further euerie action to the beſt.c. 1587–1588 (date written), [Christopher Marlowe], Tamburlaine the Great. […] The First Part […], 2nd edition, part 1, London: […] [R. Robinson for] Richard Iones, […], published 1592, →OCLC...
    Antonyms:
    hinder
  2. (transitive) To encourage growth; to support progress or growth of something; to promote.
    • Further the economy.

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Questions about furthers

What is furthers the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Furthers is the third-person singular simple present indicative of further.

Words near furthers in the dictionary

  1. furthermore
  2. furthermoreover
  3. furthermost
  4. furtherness
  5. furtherover
  6. furthers
  7. furthersome
  8. furtherward
  9. furthest
  10. furthest flung
  11. Furthest Mosque

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