further to

idiom

British, formal

—used in a letter to refer to a subject discussed in a previous letter or conversation

Further to my letter of last Wednesday, may I remind you that the balance outstanding has still not been paid.

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At least some events have been rescheduled (albeit a few times); the 2025 Oscar nominations were at first shifted from Friday, Jan. 17 to Sunday, Jan. 19, before getting pushed back further to this Thursday at 5:30 a.m. PT. —

Lynette Rice, Deadline, 21 Jan. 2025 Range within the city is only around 120 miles (193 km) while cruising around on the freeway will decrease that number further to 71 miles (114 km). —

New Atlas, 19 Jan. 2025 The fight for the Texas Speakership shone a new spotlight on long-standing friction between the party establishment and those who aim to push it further to the right. —

Julia Mueller, The Hill, 14 Jan. 2025 Some players rotate their hand a little further — for Gauff, a right-handed player, a little further to the left — turning it closer to an eastern backhand grip. —

Matthew Futterman, The Athletic, 12 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for further to