forth

Forth is defined as forward, beyond or out of hiding.

(adverb)

  1. An example of forth is all the people standing in front of a certain person in line are able to get in; from this person forth can enter.
  2. An example of forth is asking someone to come out of their room; to come forth.

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See forth in Webster's New World College Dictionary

adverb

  1. forward in place, time, or degree; onward: from that day forth
  2. out; esp., out into view, as from hiding
  3. Obsolete abroad

Origin: ME < OE, akin to fore

Archaic out from; out of

  1. river in SE Scotland, flowing east into the Firth of Forth: 65 mi (105 km)
  2. long estuary of the Forth, flowing into the North Sea: 51 mi (82 km)

See forth in American Heritage Dictionary 4

adverb
  1. Forward in time, place, or order; onward: from this time forth.
  2. Out into view: A stranger came forth from the crowd; put my ideas forth.
  3. Obsolete Away from a specified place; abroad.
preposition
Archaic
Out of; forth from.

Origin:

Origin: Middle English

Origin: , from Old English; see per1 in Indo-European roots

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A river of south-central Scotland flowing about 187 km (116 mi) eastward to the Firth of Forth, a wide inlet of the North Sea.

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