Definition of Forth

1. Noun. A river in southern Scotland that flows eastward to the Firth of Forth.

Exact synonyms: Forth River
Group relationships: Scotland
Generic synonyms: River

2. Adverb. From a particular thing or place or position ('forth' is obsolete). "Go forth and preach"
Exact synonyms: Away, Off
Language type: Archaicism, Archaism

3. Adverb. Forward in time or order or degree. "From the sixth century onward"
Exact synonyms: Forward, Onward

4. Adverb. Out into view. "Put my ideas forth"

Definition of Forth

1. v. Forward; onward in time, place, or order; in advance from a given point; on to end; as, from that day forth; one, two, three, and so forth.

2. prep. Forth from; out of.

3. n. A way; a passage or ford.

Definition of Forth

1. Proper noun. A river in Scotland that flows for about 47 km (29 miles) from The Trossachs through Stirling to the Firth of Forth on the North Sea. ¹

2. Proper noun. A high level (FOuRTH generation) programming language. ¹

3. Adverb. Forward in time, place or degree. ¹

4. Adverb. Out into view. ¹

5. Adverb. (obsolete) From a particular place or position. ¹

6. Adjective. (misspelling of fourth) ¹

7. Noun. (misspelling of fourth) ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Forth

1. onward in time, place, or order [adv]

Medical Definition of Forth

1. 1. Forward; onward in time, place, or order; in advance from a given point; on to end; as, from that day forth; one, two, three, and so forth. "Lucas was Paul's companion, at the leastway from the sixteenth of the Acts forth." (Tyndale) "From this time forth, I never will speak word." (Shak) "I repeated the Ave Maria; the inquisitor bad me say forth; I said I was taught no more." (Strype) 2. Out, as from a state of concealment, retirement, confinement, nondevelopment, or the like; out into notice or view; as, the plants in spring put forth leaves. "When winter past, and summer scarce begun, Invites them forth to labour in the sun." (Dryden) 3. Beyond a (certain) boundary; away; abroad; out. "I have no mind of feasting forth to-night." (Shak) 4. Throughly; from beginning to end. And so forth, Back and forth, From forth. See And, Back, and From. Forth of, Forth from, out of To bring forth. See Bring. Origin: AS. Forth, fr. For akin to D. Voort, G. Fort See Fore, For, and cf. Afford, Further, adv. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Forth

forte
forte-piano
forteach
fortean
forteana
forteans
fortecortin
forted
fortee
fortemente
fortepianist
fortepianists
fortepiano
fortepianos
fortes
forth (current term)
forth-
forth-issuing
forthan
forthbear
forthbearing
forthbears
forthbore
forthborn
forthbring
forthbringing
forthbrings
forthbrought
forthby
forthcame

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