Further
v.hopeful, capableprofessional
What it means
To help advance a useful aim or development.
Reach for it when describing action that helps a useful aim, cause, or development advance
The scholarship will further her research into clean water systems.
Choose between these
7- everyday
capacity or quality grows through work
not when Develop concerns the thing itself, not a separate actor helping it.
- warm
visible advocacy and commitment drive the cause
not when Champion is too personal and forceful for quiet administrative support.
- warm
patient conditions encourage gradual development
not when Foster is indirect and slower than furthering a defined objective.
- warm
resources or encouragement help the aim continue
not when Support may preserve the current state without moving it forward.
- professional
movement toward a goal is direct and measurable
not when Advance can move something physically and need not involve support.
- professional
barriers are removed so others can progress
not when Facilitation enables action but does not champion the result.
- professional
active advocacy increases adoption or awareness
not when Promotion can mean advertising rather than substantive progress.
Said against
4- hinder
- obstruct
- set back
- oppose
It naturally appears in
3- further a cause
The exhibition will further a cause shared by both schools.
- further understanding
Open records further understanding of the decision.
- further the work
The grant will further the work of rural clinics.