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Further to

Meaning in business english, with examples

phraseCommon term

In business english, further to means: Used to connect a formal message to an earlier message, conversation or event.

In Turkish: önceki görüşmeye istinaden, devamı olarak

How it is used

Common in formal British business correspondence, usually followed by a noun phrase. In less formal email, following our call often sounds more conversational.

Example sentences

  1. I am sending the revised dates further to our conversation about the delivery schedule.

    The message continues a prior conversation; it does not claim that the conversation was an instruction.

  2. Please find the requested figures below, further to your email of 8 October.

    The dated email identifies exactly which earlier request the figures answer.

Common collocations

  • further to our conversation
  • further to your email
  • as perA formal way of saying 'according to' or 'as stated in', used to refer back to an earlier instruction, agreement or message.
  • I am writing toA standard phrase that opens a formal email or letter and states its purpose straight away, as in 'I am writing to confirm…'.

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