FORTH
forth
(adverb) out into view; âcame forth from the crowdâ; âput my ideas forthâ
forth, forward, onward
(adverb) forward in time or order or degree; âfrom that time forthâ; âfrom the sixth century onwardâ
away, off, forth
(adverb) from a particular thing or place or position (âforthâ is obsolete); âran away from the lionâ; âwanted to get away from thereâ; âsent the children away to boarding schoolâ; âthe teacher waved the children away from the dead animalâ; âwent off to schoolâ; âthey drove offâ; âgo forth and preachâ
Forth, Forth River
(noun) a river in southern Scotland that flows eastward to the Firth of Forth
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology 1
Adverb
forth (not comparable)
Forward in time, place or degree.
Out into view; from a particular place or position.
(obsolete) Beyond a (certain) boundary; away; abroad; out.
(obsolete) Thoroughly; from beginning to end.
Synonyms
• fromward
Preposition
forth
(obsolete) Forth from; out of.
Etymology 2
Adjective
forth
Misspelling of fourth.
Noun
forth
Misspelling of fourth.
Anagrams
• froth
Etymology 1
Proper noun
Forth
A river in Scotland that flows for about 47 km (29 miles) from The Trossachs through Stirling to the Firth of Forth on the North Sea.
A sea area that covers the Firth of Forth
Etymology 2
Proper noun
Forth
An imperative, stack-based high-level programming language, used mostly in control applications.
Anagrams
• froth
Source: Wiktionary
Forth, v.Etym: [AS. foredh, fr. for akin to D. voort, G. fort sq.
root78. See Fore, For, and cf. Afford, Further, adv.]
1. 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.
Lucas was Paul's companion, at the leastway from the sixteenth of the
Acts forth. Tyndale.
From this time forth, I never will speak word. Shak.
I repeated the Ave Maria; the inquisitor bad me say forth; I said I
was taught no more. Strype.
2. 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.
When winter past, and summer scarce begun, Invites them forth to
labor in the sun. Dryden.
3. Beyond a (certain) boundary; away; abroad; out.
I have no mind of feasting forth to-night. Shak.
4. Throughly; from beginning to end. [Obs.] Shak. And so forth, Back
and forth, From forth. See under And, Back, and From.
– Forth of, Forth from, out of [Obs.] Shak.
– To bring forth. See under Bring.
Forth, prep.
Definition: Forth from; out of. [Archaic]
Some forth their cabins peep. Donne.
Forth, n. Etym: [OE., a ford. Frith.]
Definition: A way; a passage or ford. [Obs.] Todd.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition