forth

[ fawrth, fohrth ]
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adverb
  1. onward or outward in place or space; forward: to come forth; go forth.

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

  1. out, as from concealment or inaction; into view or consideration: The author's true point comes forth midway through the book.

  2. away, as from a place or country: to journey forth.

preposition
  1. Archaic. out of; forth from.

Origin of forth

1
before 900; Middle English, Old English; cognate with German fort; akin to further

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Forth
[ fawrth, fohrth ]

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

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

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British Dictionary definitions for forth (1 of 2)

forth

/ (fɔːθ) /


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

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

  1. away, as from a place or country

  2. and so on; et cetera

preposition
  1. archaic out of; away from

Origin of forth

1
Old English; related to Middle High German vort; see for, further

British Dictionary definitions for Forth (2 of 2)

Forth

/ (fɔːθ) /


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

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Other Idioms and Phrases with forth

forth

see and so forth; back and forth; bring forth; hold forth; put forth; set forth.

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