Expresses that something continues or remains valid in the future or as before. It describes the continuation of a state or action.
example
Ich wünsche Ihnen weiterhin alles Gute für Ihre berufliche Zukunft.
I wish you continued success and all the best for your professional future.
Usage tips
Word structure
The word is made up of 'weiter' (further) and 'hin'. 'Weiter' expresses continuation, and 'hin' reinforces this idea. So the meaning is that something continues or goes on.
EXAMPLE
Trotz der Schwierigkeiten arbeitete er weiterhin an seinem Projekt.
Despite the difficulties, he continued working on his project.
Two sentence patterns
'Weiterhin' has two main functions with different sentence positions. To express continuation, it often appears in the middle of the sentence. To add another argument, it usually appears at the beginning of the sentence, and the verb follows directly after it.
EXAMPLE
Die Regeln bleiben weiterhin gültig.
The rules remain valid.
Typical collocations
In the meaning 'auch in Zukunft' (also in the future), 'weiterhin' is often used in formal wishes. Typical phrases are 'weiterhin viel Erfolg wünschen' (to wish continued success) or 'weiterhin alles Gute wünschen' (to continue wishing someone all the best).
EXAMPLE
Wir wünschen Ihnen für die Zukunft weiterhin viel Erfolg.
We wish you continued success for the future.
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When 'weiterhin' introduces an additional argument, it is used mainly in written language or in formal contexts such as presentations to structure ideas.
EXAMPLE
Der Autor kritisiert die aktuelle Politik. Weiterhin fordert er neue Gesetze.
The author criticizes current policy. Furthermore, he calls for new laws.
Compare with
antonym · confusable
weiterhin vs mehr
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'nicht mehr' and 'weiterhin' are often opposites when it comes to the duration of something. 'nicht mehr' says that a state or action has stopped. 'weiterhin' says that something remains or continues to happen. They can be confused because both talk about a change over time. The important difference is: 'nicht mehr' ends something, while 'weiterhin' continues something.
weiterhin
Sie arbeitet weiterhin von zu Hause.
She continues to work from home.
mehr
Nach dem Umzug arbeitet sie nicht mehr in der alten Firma.
After the move, she no longer works at the old company.