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adverb \ ˈfȯrth \

Definition of forth

1 :onward in time, place, or order :forward

from that day forth

2 :out into notice or view

put forth leaves

lava bursting forth from the volcano

3 obsolete :away, abroad

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Examples of forth in a Sentence

a flow of lava bursting forth from the earth
The snow is gone and the flowers are ready to spring forth.
He went forth to spread the news.
She stretched forth her hands in prayer.

Recent Examples of forth from the Web

The teams then went back and forth trading points before Walden put down a kill off a set from Cadyn Linden.

— rick armstrong, Naperville Sun, "Strong finish against Batavia bodes well for Gisela Bode, Waubonsie Valley," 29 Aug. 2017
Between a childhood that started in Dallas and saw several moves back and forth to the Texas side of Texarkana, Agim always considered grandma’s house his home.

— kurt voigt, The Seattle Times, "Arkansas’ Agim using past struggles to educate, help youth," 27 Aug. 2017
Because there is no email, Poor must transport files back and forth from the prison to get feedback from their outside consulting editor.

— galen beebe, The Atlantic, "The Podcast Made From Inside Prison," 27 Aug. 2017
The training comes after Assembly Bill 2246 put forth a mandate requiring school districts adopt a policy on suicide prevention for students in seventh through 12th grades, local school officials said last week.

— priscella vega, Glendale News-Press, "Under state mandate, Glendale Unified adopts policy on suicide prevention," 23 Aug. 2017
The back-and-forth seemed to have stemmed from Yahoo.com reports on Tuesday and Wednesday that detailed how Elliott planned to appeal his suspension, reporting based on a portion of the league’s own investigation into Elliott.

— jim owczarski, Cincinnati.com, "NFLPA president Winston on NFL accusation: 'We're going to go right at 'em.'," 16 Aug. 2017
This is the third lawsuit Beshear has brought forth calling to question the governor's ability to reorganize various decision-making boards.

— kirsten clark, The Courier-Journal, "Can Gov. Bevin make changes to governing boards? Courts still deciding," 9 Aug. 2017
And while parents are going back and forth to Asia on business, the kids can stay put to attend local schools like the private Arroyo Pacific Academy.

— scott garner, Town & Country, "How Arcadia, California Became the Next Calabasas," 9 Aug. 2017
But over more than five journeys back and forth between the hospital and her home for chemo, some of the cancer had retreated and shrunk.

— caelainn hogan, New York Times, "Braving Cancer Amid the Chaos of Syria," 8 Aug. 2017

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Origin and Etymology of forth

Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old English for

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First Known Use: before 12th century

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forth Synonyms

Synonyms

ahead, onward, forward, on

Related Words

before, fore, frontward (or frontwards)

Near Antonyms

backward (or backwards)

forth

preposition

Definition of forth

archaic

:forth from :out of

Origin and Etymology of forth

see ¹forth

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First Known Use: circa 1575

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Forth

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geographical name \ ˈfȯrth \

Definition of Forth

river 116 miles (187 kilometers) long in south central Scotland flowing east into the Firth of Forth, an estuary 48 miles (77 kilometers) long that is an inlet of the North Sea