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Definition of 'forth'

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forth

(fɔrθ )

language note: In addition to the uses shown below, forth is also used in the phrasal verbs 'put forth' and 'set forth.'

1. adverb [ADV after v]

When someone goes forth from a place, they leave it.

[literary]

Go forth into the desert.

Synonyms: forward, out, away, ahead More Synonyms of forth

2. adverb [ADV after v]

If one thing brings forth another, the first thing produces the second.

[literary]

My reflections brought forth no conclusion.

3. adverb [ADV after v]

When someone or something is brought forth, they are brought to a place or moved into a position where people can see them.

[literary]

Pilate ordered Jesus to be brought forth.

Synonyms: out, into the open, out of concealment More Synonyms of forth

4. back and forth

5. to hold forth

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Forth in American English

(fɔrθ )

1.

river in SE Scotland, flowing east into the Firth of Forth: 65 mi (105 km)

2.

Firth oflong estuary of the Forth, flowing into the North Sea: 51 mi (82 km)

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Word Frequency

forth in American English

(fɔrθ ; foʊrθ )

adverb

1.

forward in place, time, or degree; onward

from that day forth

2.

out; esp., out into view, as from hiding

3. Obsolete

preposition

4. Archaic

out from; out of

Idioms:

see also back1, give, hold1

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Word origin

ME < OE, akin to fore

Word Frequency

forth in American English

(fɔrθ, fourθ)

adverb

1.

onward or outward in place or space; forward

to come forth

go forth

2.

onward in time, in order, or in a series

from that day forth

3.

out, as from concealment or inaction; into view or consideration

The author's true point comes forth midway through the book

4.

away, as from a place or country

to journey forth

preposition

5. archaic

out of; forth from

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Word origin

[bef. 900; ME, OE; c. G fort; akin to further]

Word Frequency

forth in British English

(fɔːθ )

adverb

1.

forward in place, time, order, or degree

2.

out, as from concealment, seclusion, or inaction

3.

away, as from a place or country

4.

and so on; et cetera

preposition

5. archaic

out of; away from

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Word origin

Old English; related to Middle High German vort; see for, further

Word Frequency

Forth in British English

(fɔːθ )

noun

1. See Firth of Forth

2.

a river in S Scotland, flowing generally east to the Firth of Forth. Length: about 104 km (65 miles)

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That way she could make her points and there could be no verbal sparring back and forth. Running back and forth was one of his.I talked to myself and rocked back and forth to stay warm.I am in a dark room, rocking back and forth. Go forth and shimmy.When he is not holding forth on the finer points of politics or theatre, he is prone to flights of huge, silly fancy.For me to be going back and forth would not have been conducive to being a performer.We know not what each morning will bring forth. Now go forth and get that pay rise.With that ticket you can go back and forth as many times as you like.

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