forth — Englisches Wörterbuch

Adverb

1. Forward in time, place or degree.

   Gebrauch

   • archaisch
   • formell
   • not-comparable

   Beispiele

   From this time forth, I never will speak word.

   say forth

   Weitere Beispiele (1)

   “[…] They talk of you as if you were Croesus—and I expect the beggars sponge on you unconscionably.” And Vickers launched forth into a tirade very different from his platform utterances. He spoke with extreme contempt of the dense stupidity exhibited on all occasions by the working classes.

2. Out into view; from a particular place or position.

   Gebrauch

   • archaisch
   • formell
   • not-comparable

   Beispiele

   The plants in spring put forth leaves.

   The robbers leapt forth from their place of concealment.

   Weitere Beispiele (1)

   A hero ventures forth from the world of common day into a region of supernatural wonder: […]

3. Beyond a (certain) boundary; away; abroad; out.

   Gebrauch

   • not-comparable
   • außer Gebrauch

   Beispiele

   I have no mind of feasting forth to-night.

   Weitere Beispiele (1)

   At the clashing of the cymbals the King sprang at Goldry as the panther springeth, and with the rush bare him backward and well nigh forth of the wrastling ground.

Präposition

1. Forth from; out of.

   Gebrauch

   • außer Gebrauch

   Beispiele

   Some forth their cabins peepe.

Adverb

1. from a particular thing or place or position (‘forth’ is obsolete)

   Synonyme

   awayoff

   Beispiele

   ran away from the lion

   wanted to get away from there

   Weitere Beispiele (5)

   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

2. forward in time or order or degree

   Synonyme

   forwardonward

   Beispiele

   from that time forth

   from the sixth century onward

3. out into view

   Beispiele

   came forth from the crowd

   put my ideas forth