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further to

B2CEFR level
55/100Rarity: uncommon
TechnicalRegister

Medicine phrase

A formal opening connector referring back to previous correspondence or a prior interaction.

Further to our telephone conversation this morning, I am writing to confirm the arrangements.

Topic: OET letter-writing in Medical English

Law phrase

A connector used to refer back to an earlier letter, meeting or conversation.

Further to our telephone conversation of yesterday, I now set out our client's position in writing.

Similar: with reference to, in relation to

Topic: Legal register & letters in Legal English

Rarity runs from 0 (a word everyone knows) to 100 (almost never seen outside specialist or literary writing). Level is the word's real difficulty on the CEFR scale, from A1 to C2.

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