Forth

UK: /'fɔːθ/ US: /fɔrθ/ ,(fôrth, fōrth)

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Forth / fɔːθ/ noun

1. 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)

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forth /fɔrθ/   adv. 

1. onward or outward;
   forward or away:
   rode forth to do battle.
2. out;
   into view:
   Decency shines forth in his every action.

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forth  (fôrth, fōrth), adv. 

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.

prep. 

5. [Archaic.] out of;
   forth from.

• bef. 900; Middle English, Old English; cognate with German fort; akin to further

Forth  (fôrth, fōrth), n. 

1. Place Names Firth of, an arm of the North Sea, in SE Scotland: estuary of Forth River. 48 mi. (77 km) long.
2. Place Names a river in S central Scotland, flowing E into the Firth of Forth. 116 mi. (187 km) long.

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forth / 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. out of; away from

Etymology: Old English; related to Middle High German vort; see for, further