fortgeführt

Fortgeführt is the past participle of the German verb fortführen, meaning to continue, carry on, or extend a process, action, or narrative. In usage, it appears in passive constructions such as „die Untersuchung wurde fortgeführt“ and can also function as an attributive or predicative adjective to describe something that has been continued, for example „eine fortgeführte Studie“ or „die fortgeführte Behandlung“.

Etymology and form: The word combines the prefix fort- (forward, forth) with führen (to lead, conduct). The resulting verb fortführen conveys the idea of leading something forward or continuing it. The participle takes the form fortgeführt; when used attributively before a noun, the adjective is inflected (for instance, fortgeführte Studie).

Usage: Fortgeführt is common in formal writing, scientific reports, journalism, and serialized publications to indicate that a process or story continues beyond a given point. It is typically used with tense or aspect markers (e.g., wurde fortgeführt, ist fortgeführt) and can appear in phrases such as „Fortgeführt in der nächsten Ausgabe“ (continued in the next issue) or „Die Analyse wird fortgeführt“ (the analysis will be continued).

Related terms: The noun form Fortführung denotes the continuation itself, while fortführen is the verb, and fortgeführte (attributive form) adapts the participle to gender and case. A similar everyday synonym is weiterführen, though with subtle nuances in context and emphasis.

Overall, fortgeführt signals that a task, investigation, or narrative has been carried forward to a new stage or segment, maintaining continuity with what preceded it.