How to pronounce “furthermore”
Say “furthermore” in 3 beats
furthermore
/ˈfɝðɚˌmɔɹ/
The voice you hear here is American; the British form is /fɜːðəmɔː/ (see the table below), and a British voice is available in the app's settings.
- fɝfɝstress
- ðɚðɚ
- mɔɹmɔɹ
- IPA (American)
- /ˈfɝðɚˌmɔɹ/
- IPA (British)
- /fɜːðəmɔː/
- Respelling
- FUR-dhuh-mawr
- Syllables
- 3 — Fɝ-ðɚ-mɔɹ
- Stress
- Stress the first syllable: Fɝ-ðɚ-mɔɹ. “fɝ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
- Part of speech
- adverb
- Difficulty
- Pro — the sounds are ordinary, the rhythm is where it slips
American and British are not the same here
/ˈfɝðɚˌmɔɹ/
/fɜːðəmɔː/
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What “furthermore” means
- adverb
in addition
“computer chess games are getting cheaper all the time; furthermore, their quality is improving”
Say it in a sentence
“The room is small; furthermore, the heating barely works.”“furthermore”, answered
How do you pronounce “furthermore”?
“furthermore” is pronounced /ˈfɝðɚˌmɔɹ/ (FUR-dhuh-mawr) in American English and /fɜːðəmɔː/ in British English — 3 syllables, stressed on “fɝ”. Build it as Fɝ-ðɚ-mɔɹ, then run the first syllable a little longer than the rest and let the others reduce.
How many syllables does “furthermore” have?
3: fɝ · ðɚ · mɔɹ. The beat lands on the first, “fɝ”.
Is “furthermore” said differently in British English?
Yes. American English says /ˈfɝðɚˌmɔɹ/ (FUR-dhuh-mawr); British English says /fɜːðəmɔː/. Both are correct — choose the accent you are learning and stay inside it.
What does “furthermore” mean?
As an adverb: in addition For example: “computer chess games are getting cheaper all the time; furthermore, their quality is improving”
Where is the stress in “furthermore”?
Stress the first syllable: Fɝ-ðɚ-mɔɹ. “fɝ” is longer, louder and a step higher; the other syllables fall away from it.
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