forth — English Dictionary

Adverb

1. Forward in time, place or degree.

   Usage

   • Archaic
   • Formal
   • not-comparable

   Examples

   From this time forth, I never will speak word.

   say forth

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   “[…] 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.

   Usage

   • Archaic
   • Formal
   • not-comparable

   Examples

   The plants in spring put forth leaves.

   The robbers leapt forth from their place of concealment.

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

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

   Usage

   • not-comparable
   • Obsolete

   Examples

   I have no mind of feasting forth to-night.

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   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.

Preposition

1. Forth from; out of.

   Usage

   • Obsolete

   Examples

   Some forth their cabins peepe.

Adverb

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 from a particular thing or place or position (‘forth’ is obsolete)

   Synonyms

   awayoff

   Examples

   ran away from the lion

   wanted to get away from there

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   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

   Synonyms

   forwardonward

   Examples

   from that time forth

   from the sixth century onward

3. out into view

   Examples

   came forth from the crowd

   put my ideas forth