“forth”

Definitions

• noun

  a river in southern Scotland that flows eastward to the Firth of Forth

  Synonyms: forth river, ahead, alee, along, away, for, forward, forwards, hence, off, on, onward

• adverb

  from a particular thing or place or position (‘forth’ is obsolete)

  Synonyms: away, off

  • Example:“… ran away from the lion”
  • Example:“… wanted to get away from there”

• adverb

  forward in time or order or degree

  Synonyms: forward, onward

  • Example:“from that time forth”
  • Example:“from the sixth century onward”

• adverb

  out into view

  • Example:“… came forth from the crowd”
  • Example:“… put my ideas forth”