forth

UK /fɔːθ/ US /fɔɹθ/

name 5adv 3prep 1adj 1noun 1

Definitions

adv

Forward in time, place or degree.

From this time forth, I never will speak word.

say forth

Out into view; from a particular place or position.

The plants in spring put forth leaves.

The robbers leapt forth from their place of concealment.

Beyond a (certain) boundary; away; abroad; out.

I have no mind of feasting forth to-night.

At the clashing of the cymbals the King sprang at Goldry as the panther springeth, and with the rush bare him backward and well nigh forth of the wrastling ground.

prep

Forth from; out of.

Some forth their cabins peepe.

adj

Misspelling of fourth.

Collocations

ADJ.

above, all, burned, comforting, empty, future, new, similar

The future stretched forth with all the possibilities she had always dreamed about.

VERB + FORTH

back, bring, burst, dart, giving, going, launched, point

She burst forth from the crowd with her arms raised in celebration.

FORTH + NOUN

cabins, city, day, effort, family, front, languages, pavement

My family set forth on a road trip across the country last summer.

PREP.

from, in, into, on, with

Smoke poured forth from the chimney as the fire grew stronger inside.

ADV.

almost, brightly

The sun shone brightly forth from behind the clouds this morning.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

adverb — forward in time or order or degree

adverb — from a particular thing or place or position (`forth' is obs

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

and so forth

Indicates that a list continues in a similar manner.

Don't forget to pack weather items appropriate for the climate: sunscreen, rain gear, and so forth.

go forth and multiply

go fuck oneself; fuck off.

Example Bank

From this time forth, I never will speak word.

Wiktionary

say forth

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“[…] They talk of you as if you were Croesus—and I expect the beggars sponge on you unconscionably.” And Vickers launched forth into a tirade very different from his platform utterances. He spoke with

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Some forth their cabins peepe.

Wiktionary

PostScript is another concatenative language similar to the Forth family of languages.

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They dance in circles to communicate a short distance, and shake their bodies and dart back and forth to indicate a longer distance.

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, forth is marked as archaic, formal, obsolete. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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