forth

¹

[ fawrth, fohrth ]

adverb

1. onward or outward in place or space; forward:

   to come forth; go forth.

2. onward in time, in order, or in a series:

   from that day forth.

3. out, as from concealment or inaction; into view or consideration:

   The author's true point comes forth midway through the book.

4. away, as from a place or country:

   to journey forth.

preposition

1. Archaic. out of; forth from.

Forth

²

[ fawrth, fohrth ]

noun

1. Firth of, an arm of the North Sea, in SE Scotland: estuary of Forth River. 48 miles (77 km) long.
2. a river in S central Scotland, flowing E into the Firth of Forth. 116 miles (187 km) long.

Forth

¹

/ fɔːθ /

noun

1. Firth of Forth
   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)
2. a river in S Scotland, flowing generally east to the Firth of Forth. Length: about 104 km (65 miles)

forth

²

/ fɔːθ /

adverb

1. forward in place, time, order, or degree
2. out, as from concealment, seclusion, or inaction
3. away, as from a place or country
4. and so on; et cetera

preposition

1. archaic.
   out of; away from

Word History and Origins

Origin of forth¹

before 900; Middle English, Old English; cognate with German fort; akin to further

Word History and Origins

Origin of forth¹

Old English; related to Middle High German vort ; see for , further

Idioms and Phrases

see and so forth ; back and forth ; bring forth ; hold forth ; put forth ; set forth .

Example Sentences

The 30-bed ward at Forth Valley Royal Hospital for patients getting knee and hip operations was largely finished last year.

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Ministers say "bespoke support" will be provided by Forth Valley College to help workers develop skills to help them find new work in the green energy sector.

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Scott said he "knew she had gone" when he saw her buoyancy aid a tethered buoy in the Firth of Forth as it was "the last thing that would have saved her".

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Two men, aged 72 and 19, and a 49-year-old woman were taken to Forth Valley Royal Hospital for treatment.

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Owners Petroineos confirmed on Thursday that it was closing the facility on the Firth of Forth with the loss of 400 jobs.

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