Meaning & use

moreover

adverb·Academic

In addition to what has already been said; furthermore.

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The plan is expensive; moreover, it would take years to complete.

The hotel was cheap and, moreover, within walking distance of the beach.

A note on using this word

Moreover is formal and typically introduces a stronger or more important point than the one before it, usually at the start of a sentence.

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