fördern

See also: fordern

German

Etymology

From Middle High German vürdern, from Old High German furdiren. The modern vocalism is Central and Low German (compare Middle Low German vörderen). Related to English further. Compare dated German fürder, fürderhin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈfœʁdɐn/, [ˈfœʁdɐn], [ˈfœɐ̯dɐn]

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Verb

1. (transitive) to further, to foster
2. (transitive) to support
3. (transitive) to advance
4. (transitive) to encourage
5. (transitive) to mine

Derived terms

• (to further; to mine): Förderung
• (to mine): Förderband, Fördermenge
• förderlich
• Förder-

Further reading

• “fördern” in Duden online