forth

¹

[fawrth, fohrth]

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.

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

   The author's true point comes forth midway through the book.

4. away, as from a place or country.

   to journey forth.

preposition

1. Archaic.,  out of; forth from.

Forth

²

[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.

forth

¹

/ fɔːθ /

adverb

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

preposition

1. archaic,  out of; away from

Forth

²

/ fɔːθ /

noun

1. 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)

Word History and Origins

Origin of forth¹

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of forth¹

Old English; related to Middle High German vort ; see _for , _further

Idioms and Phrases

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

Example Sentences

Campbell had been back and forth to the doctor for years, feeling constantly ill, with no answers despite numerous blood tests.

From BBC

He said those services adhere to “standards set forth by our government partners.”

From Los Angeles Times

“It’s hard to go back and forth,” he said of the balance between learning the fundamentals of shortstop while also trying to work through his offensive scuffles.

From Los Angeles Times

"He was telling me what his thoughts were and we were able to have a little back and forth. It was a totally surreal day for me."

From BBC

Amid the back and forth about the feasibility of artificial reefs, another point of discord is the location.

From BBC