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
   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

Those fat people live in defiance of the expectations set forth for them.

From Vox

There were calls back and forth, asking for advice, asking for help.

From Washington Post

You hold your blade at the desired angle, drip some water on the stone, and rub the blade back and forth to wear it into a sharp, honed edge.

From Popular-Science

Anyone who’s had a testing back-and-forth with Alexa or Siri will know AI still has some way to go in this regard.

From Singularity Hub 

You know it’s not that I have like all the, a mountain of evidence and so forth.

From Freakonomics

One of the kids had a ball in his hand, and Cuomo took it and tossed it back and forth to an eight year old.

From The Daily Beast

There are a lot of people who go back and forth now and blend both approaches into their work.

From The Daily Beast

In the 1950s, you had people like Richard Hofstadter and Arthur Schlesinger moving back and forth between the two worlds.

From The Daily Beast

“He was back and forth to Maryland for a while but then she had enough,” the friend said.

From The Daily Beast

Lakes on Titan are full of methane, and the chemical is a major component of the giant planets Jupiter, Neptune, and so forth.

From The Daily Beast

Under so many savage blows, the labouring mountains brought forth Turks.

From Project Gutenberg

Drone: the largest tube of a bag-pipe, giving forth a dull heavy tone.

From Project Gutenberg

The offspring of the ungodly shall not bring forth many branches, and make a noise as unclean roots upon the top of a rock.

From Project Gutenberg

How little did he divine that the letter of the doctor was called forth by a communication from the countess-dowager.

From Project Gutenberg

But the withering mildew was now breathed forth, that was intended to blast this goodly harvest.

From Project Gutenberg