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Forth

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Noun

1. forth, forth river

a river in southern Scotland that flows eastward to the Firth of Forth

Adverb

2. away, forth, off

from a particular thing or place or position (forth' is obsolete)

Example Sentences:
'ran away from the lion'
'wanted to get away from there'
'sent the children away to boarding school'
'the teacher waved the children away from the dead animal'
'went off to school'
'they drove off'
'go forth and preach'

3. forth, forward, onward

forward in time or order or degree

Example Sentences:
'from that time forth'
'from the sixth century onward'

4. forth

out into view

Example Sentences:
'came forth from the crowd'
'put my ideas forth'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Forth

see synonyms of forth
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
5. archaic
out of; away from
noun
1.  Firth of Forth
2. 
a river in S Scotland, flowing generally east to the Firth of Forth. Length: about 104 km (65 miles)

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Forth

see synonyms of forth
1. 
river in SE Scotland, flowing east into the Firth of Forth: 65 mi (105 km)
2. 
Firth oflong estuary of the Forth, flowing into the North Sea: 51 mi (82 km)
adverb
1. 
forward in place, time, or degree; onward
from that day forth
2. 
out; esp., out into view, as from hiding
3.  Obsolete
abroad
preposition
4.  Archaic
out from; out of

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Forth

see synonyms of forth
A river of south-central Scotland flowing about 100 km (60 mi) eastward to the Firth of Forth, a wide inlet of the North Sea.
adv.
1. Forward in time, place, or order; onward: from this time forth.
2. Out into view: A stranger came forth from the crowd; put my ideas forth.
3. Obsolete Away from a specified place; abroad.
prep.
Archaic
Out of; forth from.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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