forth

forward, as in back and forth; outward; onward: go forth and multiply

Not to be confused with:

fourth – next after the third: her fourth helping of dessert

Forth

(fôrth)

A river of south-central Scotland flowing about 100 km (60 mi) eastward to the Firth of Forth, a wide inlet of the North Sea.

forth

(fôrth)

adv.

1. Forward in time, place, or order; onward: from this time forth.

2. Out into view: A stranger came forth from the crowd; put my ideas forth.

3. Obsolete Away from a specified place; abroad.

prep. Archaic

Out of; forth from.

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forth

(fɔːθ)

adv

1. forward in place, time, order, or degree

2. out, as from concealment, seclusion, or inaction

3. away, as from a place or country

4. and so on; et cetera

prep

archaic out of; away from

[Old English; related to Middle High German vort; see for, further]

Forth

(fɔːθ)

1. (Placename) Firth of Forth an inlet of the North Sea in SE Scotland: spanned by a cantilever railway bridge 1600 m (almost exactly 1 mile) long (1889), and by a road bridge (1964)

2. (Placename) a river in S Scotland, flowing generally east to the Firth of Forth. Length: about 104 km (65 miles)

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forth

(fɔrθ, foʊrθ)

adv.

1. onward or outward in place or space; forward or away: to go forth.

2. onward in time, in order, or in a series: from that day forth.

3. out, as from concealment; into view or consideration.

prep.

4. Archaic. out of; forth from.

[before 900; Middle English]

Forth

(fɔrθ, foʊrθ)

1. Firth of, an arm of the North Sea, in SE Scotland: estuary of Forth River. 48 mi. (77 km) long.

2. a river in S central Scotland, flowing E into the Firth of Forth. 116 mi. (187 km) long.

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun	1.	Forth - a river in southern Scotland that flows eastward to the Firth of Forth Forth River Scotland - one of the four countries that make up the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; located on the northern part of the island of Great Britain; famous for bagpipes and plaids and kilts
Adv.	1.	forth - from a particular thing or place or position (`forth' is obsolete); "ran away from the lion"; "wanted to get away from there"; "sent the children away to boarding school"; "the teacher waved the children away from the dead animal"; "went off to school"; "they drove off"; "go forth and preach" away, off archaicism, archaism - the use of an archaic expression
	2.	forth - forward in time or order or degree; "from that time forth"; "from the sixth century onward" onward, forward
	3.	forth - out into view; "came forth from the crowd"; "put my ideas forth"

forth

adverb

2. out, into the open, out of concealment He brought forth a small gold amulet.

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Translations

بعيدا، إلى الأمام

dáledopředu

fremud

fram, áfram

pirmyn

tālākuz priekšu

forth

[fɔːθ]

When forth is an element in a phrasal verb, eg pour forth, venture forth, look up the verb.

ADV

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forth

adv (form, dated)

(= onwards) from this time or day forth → von jetzt an; from that day forth → von jenem Tag an; and so forth → und so weiter

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forth

(foːθ) adverb

forward; onward. They went forth into the desert.

back and forth

first in one direction and then in the other; backwards and forwards. We had to go back and forth many times before we moved all our furniture to the new house.

forth

adv. [forward] hacia adelante; [out, away] afuera, hacia afuera.