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forth

FAWRTH/fɔɹθ/UKFAWTH/fɔːθ/

4 meanings of forth

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  1. 1
    adverbarchaicformal
    Forward in time or place, moving ahead or going on.

    From that day forth, she kept her promise.

    From this time forth, I never will speak word.
    c. 1603, William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Othello, the Moore of Venice”Here, forth means forward in time, from now on.
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  2. 2
    adverbarchaicformal
    Out into view, or out from a place.

    New green leaves came forth on the little plant.

    When the teacher called his name, he stepped forth.

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  3. 3
    adverbobsolete
    Away from home, out of the house, or away in another place.

    Her father was forth when the traveler knocked at the door.

    I have no mind of feasting forth to-night.
    c. 1596, William Shakespeare, “The Merchant of Venice”Here, forth means away from home, out of the house.
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  1. 4
    prepositionobsolete
    Out of or away from the inside of a place.

    The cat slipped forth the open door and ran away.

    Some forth their cabins peepe.
    a. 1631, John Donne, The StormeHere, forth means out of, from inside their cabins.
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Origin

This word comes from Old English "forþ," going back to older Germanic and Indo-European roots.