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Meaning of 'forth' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Forth [ adv.]
- Forward; onward in time, place, or order; in advance from a given point; on to end; as, from that day forth; one, two, three, and so forth.
- Out, as from a state of concealment, retirement, confinement, nondevelopment, or the like; out into notice or view; as, the plants in spring put forth leaves.
- Beyond a (certain) boundary; away; abroad; out.
- Throughly; from beginning to end.
2 . Forth [ n.]
- A way; a passage or ford.
3 . Forth [ prep.]
- Forth from; out of.

Meaning of 'forth' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . forth [ r]
Meaning (1):
- out into view
Example in sentence:
  • came forth from the crowd;
  • put my ideas forth
Meaning (2):
- forward in time or order or degree
Example in sentence:
  • from that time forth;
  • from the sixth century onward
Meaning (3):
- from a particular thing or place or position (`forth' is obsolete)
Example in sentence:
  • go forth and preach;
  • ran away from the lion;
  • sent the children away to boarding school;
  • the teacher waved the children away from the dead animal;
  • they drove off;
  • wanted to get away from there;
  • went off to school

Nearby Words:

for for- fora forage foraged forager foraging foralite foramen foramina

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