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forth.

Forward in time, place or degree.

5 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adv/fɔːθ/Northern-England, Received-Pronunciation, Wales/foːθ/Australia, British, New-Zealand, Southern, Standard/fɔɹθ/General-American/foɾθ/Scotland

  1. Forward in time, place or degree.

    archaic · formal · not-comparable

  2. Out into view; from a particular place or position.

    archaic · formal · not-comparable
    The plants in spring put forth leaves.
    The robbers leapt forth from their place of concealment.

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

    not-comparable · obsolete
Where this word comes from

From Middle English forth, from Old English forþ, from Proto-West Germanic *forþ, from Proto-Germanic *furþą, from Proto-Indo-European *pŕ̥-to-, from *per-. Cognates include Dutch voort and German fort. See also ford.

prep/fɔːθ/Northern-England, Received-Pronunciation, Wales/foːθ/Australia, British, New-Zealand, Southern, Standard/fɔɹθ/General-American/foɾθ/Scotland

  1. Forth from; out of.

    obsolete
Where this word comes from

From Middle English forth, from Old English forþ, from Proto-West Germanic *forþ, from Proto-Germanic *furþą, from Proto-Indo-European *pŕ̥-to-, from *per-. Cognates include Dutch voort and German fort. See also ford.

adj/fɔːθ/Northern-England, Received-Pronunciation, Wales/foːθ/Australia, British, New-Zealand, Southern, Standard/fɔɹθ/General-American/foɾθ/Scotland

  1. Misspelling of fourth.

    alt-of · misspelling
Where this word comes from

From fourth; compare forty.

noun/fɔːθ/Northern-England, Received-Pronunciation, Wales/foːθ/Australia, British, New-Zealand, Southern, Standard/fɔɹθ/General-American/foɾθ/Scotland

  1. Misspelling of fourth.

    alt-of · misspelling
Where this word comes from

From fourth; compare forty.

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