Plus vs Furthermore - What's the difference?
plus | furthermore |
sum of the previous one and the following one.
(colloquial) with; having in addition
and also; in addition
A positive quantity.
An asset or useful addition.
(arithmetic) A plus sign: .
Being positive rather than negative or zero.
Positive, or involving advantage.
(physics) Electrically positive.
(informal) To add; to subject to addition.
In addition; besides; what's more; used to denote additional information.
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As a conjunction plus
is sum of the previous one and the following one.As a noun plus
is a positive quantity.As an adjective plus
is being positive rather than negative or zero.As a verb plus
is to add; to subject to addition.As an adverb furthermore is
in addition; besides; what's more; used to denote additional information.plus
English
Conjunction
(English Conjunctions)- Two plus two equals four.
- A water molecule is made up of two hydrogen atoms plus one of oxygen.
- I've won a holiday to France plus five hundred Euros' spending money!
- Let's go home now, it's late, plus I'm not feeling too well.
Synonyms
* andAntonyms
* minusDerived terms
* plus signNoun
(en-noun)- He is a real plus to the team.
Synonyms
* (useful addition) asset * plus signAntonyms
* (useful addition) liability, minus * minus, minus signAdjective
(-)- -2 * -2 = +4 ("minus 2 times minus 2 equals plus four")
- He is a plus factor.
- A battery has both a plus pole and a minus pole.
Derived terms
* ** on the plus sideSynonyms
* (being positive rather than negative or zero) positive * advantageous, good, positiveAntonyms
* (being positive rather than negative or zero) minus, negative * bad, disadvantageous, minus, negativeVerb
See also
* add * addition * times ----furthermore
English
Adverb
(en adverb)Philip J. Bushnell
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