archaic
: forth from : out of
Examples of forth in a Sentence
Adverb
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 on the Web
Grace Edquist, Vogue, 10 Nov. 2023
Women in puffer jackets with cartons of milk went back and forth between the shrine and the edge of the hill, casting their offerings of milk into the air.
—Aatish Taseer, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2023
The third group had to go back and forth alternating time with the group and time alone.
—Geoff Colvin, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2023
Will picks up a trophy, looking back and forth between the figure and Angela, as if searching for a resemblance.
—Clare Sestanovich, The New Yorker, 6 Nov. 2023
Both billionaires went back and forth on social media following online discussion about their competing apps.
—Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 4 Nov. 2023
And our team has gone back and forth trying to find a way to walk that line because (a) that line is not clearly defined, and (b) people have different interpretations of that line.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 1 Nov. 2023
Asawa played with looping lines, broken lines, zigzag lines and the short, clustered lines of crosshatching and shading, and ideas just seemed to pour forth.
—Philip Kennicott, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2023
Soon the bird was running back and forth across the paper, leaving colorful tracks in exchange for treats, Smith said.
—Cathy Free, Washington Post, 31 Oct. 2023
Jack Butler, National Review, 14 Nov. 2023
On Saturday, Netanyahu began to outline Israel's postwar plans for Gaza, which contrast sharply with the vision put forth by the United States.
—Najib Jobain, TIME, 12 Nov. 2023
Heroes deemed solely by CNN to meet the requirements set forth herein may be presented online and on-air for public viewing and some may be subject to voting for the CNN Hero Award.
—CNN, 25 Oct. 2023
Johnson was the fourth speaker-designate put forth by the party this month after former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy was ousted in an unprecedented recall initiated by far-right Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz.
—Virginia Chamlee, Peoplemag, 25 Oct. 2023
Then this summer, Senator Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota and Senator Jerry Moran of Kansas brought forth the Hotel Fees Transparency Act, which would require hotels and short-term rentals to display the full price, including fees, up front.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 11 Oct. 2023
The collection is the latest installment of Fendi's 'Friends of Fendi' initiative, bringing forth a diverse series of projects and collections instigated by Kim Jones and Silvia Venturini Fendi.
—Concetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 26 Oct. 2023
Our goal is to establish this as recurring festival, consistently showcasing live bands and bringing forth music that has always created defining cultural shifts.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 25 Oct. 2023
Even under a new, stricter test for gun laws set forth by the U.S. Supreme Court last year, the jurists found, the state is likely to win its appeal.
—Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2023
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Adverb
Al-Hadid’s inventions seem to burst forth from another world, one of her own meticulous creation.
—Grace Edquist, Vogue, 10 Nov. 2023
Women in puffer jackets with cartons of milk went back and forth between the shrine and the edge of the hill, casting their offerings of milk into the air.
—Aatish Taseer, New York Times, 9 Nov. 2023
The third group had to go back and forth alternating time with the group and time alone.
—Geoff Colvin, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2023
Will picks up a trophy, looking back and forth between the figure and Angela, as if searching for a resemblance.
—Clare Sestanovich, The New Yorker, 6 Nov. 2023
Both billionaires went back and forth on social media following online discussion about their competing apps.
—Angel Saunders, Peoplemag, 4 Nov. 2023
And our team has gone back and forth trying to find a way to walk that line because (a) that line is not clearly defined, and (b) people have different interpretations of that line.
—Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 1 Nov. 2023
Asawa played with looping lines, broken lines, zigzag lines and the short, clustered lines of crosshatching and shading, and ideas just seemed to pour forth.
—Philip Kennicott, Washington Post, 27 Oct. 2023
Soon the bird was running back and forth across the paper, leaving colorful tracks in exchange for treats, Smith said.
—Cathy Free, Washington Post, 31 Oct. 2023
Preposition
From then through 2019’s Avengers: Endgame, Marvel put forth a dizzying array of interconnected movies, with the characters jumping in and out of one another’s flicks and occasionally crossing over en masse.
—Jack Butler, National Review, 14 Nov. 2023
On Saturday, Netanyahu began to outline Israel's postwar plans for Gaza, which contrast sharply with the vision put forth by the United States.
—Najib Jobain, TIME, 12 Nov. 2023
Heroes deemed solely by CNN to meet the requirements set forth herein may be presented online and on-air for public viewing and some may be subject to voting for the CNN Hero Award.
—CNN, 25 Oct. 2023
Johnson was the fourth speaker-designate put forth by the party this month after former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy was ousted in an unprecedented recall initiated by far-right Florida Rep. Matt Gaetz.
—Virginia Chamlee, Peoplemag, 25 Oct. 2023
Then this summer, Senator Amy Klobuchar of Minnesota and Senator Jerry Moran of Kansas brought forth the Hotel Fees Transparency Act, which would require hotels and short-term rentals to display the full price, including fees, up front.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 11 Oct. 2023
The collection is the latest installment of Fendi's 'Friends of Fendi' initiative, bringing forth a diverse series of projects and collections instigated by Kim Jones and Silvia Venturini Fendi.
—Concetta Ciarlo, Vogue, 26 Oct. 2023
Our goal is to establish this as recurring festival, consistently showcasing live bands and bringing forth music that has always created defining cultural shifts.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 25 Oct. 2023
Even under a new, stricter test for gun laws set forth by the U.S. Supreme Court last year, the jurists found, the state is likely to win its appeal.
—Kevin Rector, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2023
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“Forth.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/forth. Accessed 28 Nov. 2023.
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Kids Definition
forth
adverbˈfō(ə)rth,
ˈfȯ(ə)rth
1
: forward entry 2, onward
from that time forth
back and forth
2
: out into view
plants putting forth leaves
Geographical Definition
Forth
geographical name
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
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