Forth

Forth , verb

[Anglo-Saxon fore, from for akin to Dutch voort, German fort r78. See Fore, For, and compare Afford, Further, 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.

Lucas was Paul's companion, at the leastway from the sixteenth of the Acts forth. — Tyndale

From this time forth, I never will speak word. — Shakespeare

I repeated the Ave Maria; the inquisitor bad me say forth; I said I was taught no more. — Strype

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.

When winter past, and summer scarce begun, Invites them forth to labor in the sun. — Dryden

Beyond a (certain) boundary; away; abroad; out.

I have no mind of feasting forth to-night. — Shakespeare

Throughly; from beginning to end. [Obsolete] — Shakespeare

Collocations (3)

And so forth or Back and forth or From forth , See under And, Back, and From.

Forth of or Forth from , out of. [Obsolete] — Shakespeare

To bring forth , See under Bring.

Forth , preposition

Forth from; out of. [Archaic]

Some forth their cabins peep. — Donne

Forth , noun

[Old English, a ford. {not transcribed} 78. See Frith.]

A way; a passage or ford. [Obsolete] — Todd