Definition of forthnext
1
as in forward
toward a point ahead in space or time from that day forth we were fast friends

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2
as in along
toward or at a point lying in advance in space or time go forth into the world with love and hope

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Recent Examples of forth That plate went back and forth through the hedges between our houses for years. Kailyn Brown, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2026 However, sources indicate the issue was mainly verbal, with insults tossed back and forth. Dominic Patten, Deadline, 5 Aug. 2026 Rowan grew up bouncing back and forth between Florida and New York, attending high school in the sunshine state’s coastal town of Hollywood. Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2026 The X-ray shock breakout was the faintest ever detected, and follow-up observations didn’t identify any relativistic jet bursting forth. Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 5 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for forth
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Adverb
  • Leave room for edits, and let useful surprises show you the smarter way forward.
    Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Beulah residents still have to push forward despite losing their homes.
    Ashley Portillo, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
Adverb
  • Payton has talked routinely in camp about Coleman being further along than other first-year backs in his ability to grasp pass-protection responsibilities.
    Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 15 Aug. 2026
  • One White House official also said in a declaration that the construction is simply too far along for the project to be safely stopped.
    Devin Dwyer, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026
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  • The team’s form picked up spectacularly from December onwards, losing only five of their final 25 Premier League matches.
    Adam Crafton, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
  • As sunlight filters through Earth’s atmosphere before reaching the lunar surface, blue light is scattered away while red wavelengths continue onward, bathing the moon in pinkish, copper and crimson tones.
    Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026
Adverb
  • Academy players are taught from a young age to combine with team-mates, forcing centre-forwards to adapt.
    Laia Cervelló Herrero, New York Times, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Starting forwards Jimmy Butler and Moses Moody sustained serious knee injuries earlier this year, and are expected to be out most of next season.
    Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 24 July 2026

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“Forth.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forth. Accessed 22 Aug. 2026.

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