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 There has been back and forth over ownership restrictions. Terrance Friday, CBS News, 17 Apr. 2026 Those of us who study the history of business and so forth know that there are brands that resonate so much with the American consumer that go back generations. Dana Taylor, USA Today, 16 Apr. 2026 Get miniature bottles of things like toothpaste, mouthwash, body powder, deodorant, hairspray and so forth. Marla Jo Fisher, Oc Register, 15 Apr. 2026 The game was back and forth from that point until the 40th minute when a foul in the box was call on Keller. Charles Baggarly & Darren Lauber, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 11 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for forth
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Adverb
  • Venus in Gemini aligns with Pluto in Aquarius, helping private thoughts turn into conversations that move things forward.
    Tarot.com, Hartford Courant, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Former Florida Gator Me’Arah O’Neal, a 6-foot-4 forward and 2024 McDonald’s All-American, announced her commitment to UK via social media Monday afternoon.
    Caroline Makauskas, The Orlando Sentinel, 28 Apr. 2026
Adverb
  • The anti-vaccine rhetoric, and the efforts to revise laws and regulations, rumbled along at the state health department, and in the legislature.
    Kerry Sheridan, NPR, 28 Apr. 2026
  • Experts have noted that handbag placement can cue royal protection teams to move a principal along, adjust spacing or wrap up an appearance, all without creating a scene.
    Terry Moseley, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026
Adverb
  • Access to the event was via invitation only, with the hotel closed to the public from 2 pm onwards.
    Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 26 Apr. 2026
  • While the numbers behind the charts account for 20 years of data, they for the most part reflect the most popular music from the late 2010s onward, appropriate given that’s when streaming became music’s dominant listening form.
    Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 23 Apr. 2026
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  • Brossoit made 34 saves in Game 1, where forwards Huntington, Kasper Halttunen, Colin White, and Igor Chernyshov all scored for San Jose before forward Trevor Connelly scored 38 seconds into overtime to give Henderson the win.
    Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 25 Apr. 2026
  • The series used multiple timelines, showing stories that took place in the present as well as flashbacks to the siblings' childhood and flash-forwards to later years.
    Staff Author, PEOPLE, 24 Apr. 2026

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“Forth.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forth. Accessed 30 Apr. 2026.

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