释义
[ fawrth-with , -with , fohrth- ] SHOW IPA
/ ˌfɔrθˈwɪθ, -ˈwɪð, ˌfoʊrθ- / PHONETIC RESPELLING
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adverb immediately; at once; without delay: Any official accused of dishonesty should be suspended forthwith.
Origin of forthwith Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300; see origin at forth, with
Words nearby forthwith for the sake of, for the time being, Fort Hood, forthright, Fort Huachuca, forthwith , fortieth, fortification, fortification agate, fortified pa, fortified wine
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Example sentences from the Web for forthwith So forthwith , Grandmaster Maurice Ashley’s Guide to Sucking Less at Chess.
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In the meantime, Chief Reznick needs to supply these names, forthwith , and explain what the hell he thought he was doing.
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He retired to his house in Gadshill in Kent and forthwith started writing Drood.
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Forthwith a few examples, in no particular order of eminence.
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If you refuse this, consent to pay tribute, and be under us forthwith .
The History of The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire | Edward Gibbon
The porter showed the two visitors into the garden, and forthwith the stout man drew his nephew along the paths.
The Exploits of Juve | Pierre Souvestre and Marcel Allain
Bending over quickly he recognized the mass as once having been Big Sandy, and he forthwith returned to the rope to be pulled up.
Hopalong Cassidy | Clarence E. Mulford
He lighted a cigarette, but forthwith extinguished it and went on with emphasis: We handle them with kid gloves, Melikoff.
The White Terror and The Red | Abraham Cahan
The treasure was plentiful enough to cause ‘a glut’ forthwith if many speculators engaged.
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British Dictionary definitions for forthwith Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
Words related to forthwith right away, abruptly, straightaway, now, directly, instantly, away, quickly, suddenly, tout de suite, at once