Forth
[fɔːθ] or [fɔrθ]
Definition
(noun.) a river in southern Scotland that flows eastward to the Firth of Forth.
(adv.) out into view; 'came forth from the crowd'; 'put my ideas forth'.
(adv.) forward in time or order or degree; 'from that time forth'; 'from the sixth century onward'.
Inputed by Jackson--From WordNet
Definition
(adv.) Forward; onward in time, place, or order; in advance from a given point; on to end; as, from that day forth; one, two, three, and so forth.
(adv.) Out, as from a state of concealment, retirement, confinement, nondevelopment, or the like; out into notice or view; as, the plants in spring put forth leaves.
(adv.) Beyond a (certain) boundary; away; abroad; out.
(adv.) Throughly; from beginning to end.
(prep.) Forth from; out of.
(n.) A way; a passage or ford.
Typed by Belinda
Synonyms and Synonymous
ad. [1]. Onward, forward.[2]. Out, abroad, from retirement, from confinement.
Typist: Terrence
Definition
adv. before or forward in place or order: in advance: onward in time: (Shak.) completely outright: abroad: (B.) out.—prep. (Shak.) out of forth from.—v.i. Forth′come to come forth.—adj. Forth′coming just coming forth: about to appear.—ns. Forth′going a going forth: a proceeding out; Forth′-iss′uing coming forth; Forth′-put′ting action of putting forth: (U.S.) forwardness.—adj. forward.—adv. Forth′right straightforward.—n. (Shak.) a straight path.—adj. straightforward: honest.—adv. Forthwith′ immediately.—And so forth and so on and more besides.
Inputed by Juana
Examples
- He took the clip out of the submachine gun and worked the lock back and forth. Hemingway, Ernest. For Whom The Bell Tolls.
- The quality of hotels is shown by an inn with one, two, three, or four gables, and so forth. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Let our buxom chaplain stand forth, and expound to this reverend father the texts which concern this matter. Walter Scott. Ivanhoe.
- Do not allow a trivial misunderstanding to wither the blossoms of spring, which, once put forth and blighted, cannot be renewed. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- As the golden swim of light overhead died out, the moon gained brightness, and seemed to begin to smile forth her ascendancy. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- And he stretched forth his hand towards his disciples, and said, Behold my mother and my brethren! H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- How could he refuse to answer when he had volunteered what drew forth the question? George Eliot. Middlemarch.
- Soon, from a score of the great windows, flames burst forth, and the stone faces awakened, stared out of fire. Charles Dickens. A Tale of Two Cities.
- There are, we may note, some very striking resemblances between early Japanese pottery and so forth and similar Peruvian productions. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- She lured me to leave this den and follow her forth into dew, coolness, and glory. Charlotte Bronte. Villette.
- The necessary steps back and forth from the breakfast room to the kitchen to prepare hot, crunchy toast made this portion of breakfast-getting a not agreeable feature. Various. The Wonder Book of Knowledge.
- Try to ignore them or box them up, and they will burst forth destructively. Walter Lippmann. A Preface to Politics.
- Helstone and Moore trotted forth from the mill-yard gates, at the head of their very small company, in the best possible spirits. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- If the leak is quite low, as at _c_, the issuing stream has a still greater speed and strength, and gushes forth with a force determined by the height of the water above _c_. Bertha M. Clark. General Science.
- An unmistakable delight shone forth from the blue eyes that met his, and the radiance seemed to light up all his future with mild sunshine. George Eliot. Middlemarch.
Typist: Vern