- forward in place, time, order, or degree
- out, as from concealment, seclusion, or inaction
- away, as from a place or country
- and so on; et cetera
- archaic out of; away from
WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2026
forth /fɔrθ/USA pronunciation
adv.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- onward or outward;
forward or away:rode forth to do battle. - out;
into view:Decency shines forth in his every action.
forth
(fôrth, fōrth),USA pronunciation adv.
prep.
Forth (fôrth, fōrth),USA pronunciation n.
- onward or outward in place or space;
forward:to come forth; go forth. - onward in time, in order, or in a series:from that day forth.
- out, as from concealment or inaction;
into view or consideration:The author's true point comes forth midway through the book. - away, as from a place or country:to journey forth.
prep.
- [Archaic.]out of;
forth from.
- bef. 900; Middle English, Old English; cognate with German fort; akin to further
Forth (fôrth, fōrth),USA pronunciation n.
- Place Names Firth of, an arm of the North Sea, in SE Scotland: estuary of Forth River. 48 mi. (77 km) long.
- Place Namesa river in S central Scotland, flowing E into the Firth of Forth. 116 mi. (187 km) long.
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forth /fɔːθ/ adv
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Forth /fɔːθ/ n
- 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)
- a river in S Scotland, flowing generally east to the Firth of Forth. Length: about 104 km (65 miles)
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'forth' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
afford
- Agricola
- Antonine Wall
- apostle
- back
- badminton
- Baker
- bandy
- be
- birth
- body
- break
- bring
- burgeon
- burn
- call forth
- catapult
- depart
- dharma
- diffuse
- discharge
- discourse
- dragoon
- East Lothian
- ebullient
- eclampsia
- Edinburgh
- edition
- effete
- effloresce
- efflorescence
- effluent
- effrontery
- effulgent
- egress
- élan
- elicit
- emanate
- emission
- emit
- epiphysis
- erupt
- et cetera
- evade
- evasion
- event
- evocation
- evoke
- exact
- exanthema
