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Beside vs Furthermore - What's the difference?

beside | furthermore |

As adverbs the difference between beside and furthermore

is that beside is otherwise; else while furthermore is in addition; besides; what's more; used to denote additional information.

As a preposition beside

is next to; at the side of.

beside

English

Preposition

(English prepositions)
  • Next to; at the side of.
  • A small table beside the bed
  • Not relevant to.
  • That is beside the point
  • Besides; in addition to.
  • * Alexander Pope:
  • To all beside , as much an empty shade, / An Eugene living, as a Caesar dead.

    Usage notes

    * Not to be confused with besides . See .

    Derived terms

    * besidely * beside oneself * beside the point * besides

    Adverb

    (-)
  • otherwise; else
  • * Percy Bysshe Shelley, Ozymandias :
  • Nothing beside remains. Round the decay / Of that colossal wreck, boundless and bare / The lone and level sands stretch far away.

    See also

    * para-

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    furthermore

    English

    Adverb

    (en adverb)
  • In addition; besides; what's more; used to denote additional information.
  • * {{quote-magazine, year=2013, month=July-August, author= Philip J. Bushnell
  • , magazine=(American Scientist), title= Solvents, Ethanol, Car Crashes & Tolerance , passage=Surprisingly, this analysis revealed that acute exposure to solvent vapors at concentrations below those associated with long-term effects appears to increase the risk of a fatal automobile accident. Furthermore , this increase in risk is comparable to the risk of death from leukemia after long-term exposure to benzene, another solvent, which has the well-known property of causing this type of cancer.}}

    Synonyms

    * moreover * what is more