# forth

Pronunciation: US say "FAWRTH" /fɔɹθ/; UK say "FAWTH" /fɔːθ/

## Adverb

1. Forward or onward in time, place, or degree, continuing from a starting point. *(archaic)*
   - Simple: Forward in time or place, moving ahead or going on.
   - _From this day forth, the council will meet weekly._
   - _The expedition pressed forth despite the worsening weather._
2. Out into view or into the open; outward from a particular place or position. *(archaic)*
   - Simple: Out into view, or out from a place.
   - _The witness stepped forth to give her account._
   - _Warm spring rains brought forth blossoms across the orchard._
3. Beyond a certain boundary; away from home or one's usual place; abroad; out. *(obsolete)*
   - Simple: Away from home, out of the house, or away in another place.
   - _The squire was forth on business when the summons arrived._
   - _The merchant had been forth in the Indies for three winters._

## Preposition

4. Out of; from within or away from (a place). *(obsolete)*
   - Simple: Out of or away from the inside of a place.
   - _She stepped forth the chamber without another word._
   - _The thieves were driven forth the town by the watch._

## Origin

This sense comes from Middle English "forth," from Old English "forþ," from Proto-West Germanic "*forþ" and Proto-Germanic "*furþą," ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European root "*per-." Related words include Dutch "voort" and German "fort."

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