FORTH

forth

(adverb) out into view; “came forth from the crowd”; “put my ideas forth”

forth, forward, onward

(adverb) forward in time or order or degree; “from that time forth”; “from the sixth century onward”

away, off, forth

(adverb) from a particular thing or place or position (‘forth’ is obsolete); “ran away from the lion”; “wanted to get away from there”; “sent the children away to boarding school”; “the teacher waved the children away from the dead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”

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



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