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
out of; away from
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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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- 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)
'come forth' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
debouch
- egress
- emanate
- emerge
- event
- evolve
- forth
- forthcoming
- issue
- jingo
- pike
- proceed
- provenance
- provenience
- reissue