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forth

/fɔːθ/ adverb

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adverb Definition from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA). Pronunciation from Wiktionary, via Kaikki.org. More about forth at Wordnik → Where our words come from →

  1. Forward in time, place or degree.
  2. Out into view; from a particular place or position.
    The plants in spring put forth leaves.
  3. Beyond a (certain) boundary; away; abroad; out.

preposition

  1. Forth from; out of.

adjective

  1. Misspelling of fourth.

noun

  1. Misspelling of fourth.

Origin

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.

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Related Words: forwardonwardawayoffaheadforwardsbackthroughfurtherbackwardsalternatelyout

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