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forth
1[fawrth, fohrth]
adverb
onward or outward in place or space; forward.
to come forth; go forth.
onward in time, in order, or in a series.
from that day forth.
out, as from concealment or inaction; into view or consideration.
The author's true point comes forth midway through the book.
away, as from a place or country.
to journey forth.
preposition
Archaic.out of; forth from.
Forth
2[fawrth, fohrth]
noun
Firth of, an arm of the North Sea, in SE Scotland: estuary of Forth River. 48 miles (77 km) long.
a river in S central Scotland, flowing E into the Firth of Forth. 116 miles (187 km) long.
forth
1/ ɔːθ /
adverb
forward in place, time, order, or degree
out, as from concealment, seclusion, or inaction
away, as from a place or country
and so on; et cetera
preposition
archaicout of; away from
Forth
2/ ɔːθ /
noun
an inlet of the North Sea in SE Scotland: spanned by a cantilever railway bridge 1600 m (almost exactly 1 mile) long (1889), and by a road bridge (1964)
a river in S Scotland, flowing generally east to the Firth of Forth. Length: about 104 km (65 miles)
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of forth1
Idioms and Phrases
Example Sentences
At the sight of them, Woodson tied her bandanna around her face and started marching back and forth, screaming: “Immigrants are not the problem! Immigrants are never the problem!”
“The circumstances set forth above are as extraordinary as they are terrifying,” Brindley wrote.
I felt the dizzy rush of adrenaline send my heart into palpitations as long-dormant hope sprang forth from that simple smile.
“And the President has every right under the Constitution and by statute to call forth the National Guard and Marines to quell lawless violence directed against enforcement of federal law.”
Julie Solis, 50, walked back and forth along Alameda Street holding a Mexican flag and urging the crowd to make their voices heard, but to keep the scene peaceful.
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