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单词 forth
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forth1

adverb fɔːθfɔrθ
literary, formal
  • 1Out and away from a starting point.

    we rose at dawn and sallied forth
    Example sentencesExamples
    • Sally paced back and forth, trying to absorb all of the new sights and smells at once.
    • The friendly banter that shot back and forth between the team had quickly drawn him in.
    • And finally, we sallied forth into the centre of Nottingham in all our finery.
    • At the war's end Britain had secured a global network of naval bases from which it could sally forth to crush any opposition.
    • The sight of all that paper spewing forth from the printer almost caused it to spontaneously combust.
    Synonyms
    out, outside, away, off, ahead, forward, away from home, abroad
    into view, into the open, out of hiding
    into existence
    1. 1.1 So as to be known or revealed; out.
      a paper setting forth their grievances
      Example sentencesExamples
      • Some of the case presentations bring forth vividly the problems of good patient management.
      • Despite all of Britain's efforts, each new generation has brought forth a fresh set of volunteers.
      • He champions free speech but if opposing views are brought forth, he interrupts and heckles.
      • Increased popularity and action brought forth legislation that could force change.
      • The government is ready to take any challenge the outlaws have thrown forth.
  • 2Onwards in time.

    from that day forth he gave me endless friendship
    Example sentencesExamples
    • But essentially, I ceased to regard lying as a viable option from that day forth.
    • From that day forth we have had a lowering of public confidence in the police.
    Synonyms
    onward, onwards, on, forward, forwards
    for ever, into eternity
    until now

Phrases

  • and so forth

    • literary, formal

      see so
      Example sentencesExamples
      • FIG. 4 is a front plan view of another embodiment of a drape for nursing and so forth of the invention.

Origin

Old English, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch voort and German fort, from an Indo-European root shared by fore-.

Rhymes

fourth, henceforth, north, thenceforth

Forth2

proper nounfɔːθfɔrθ
  • 1A river of central Scotland, rising on Ben Lomond and flowing eastwards through Stirling into the North Sea.

    1. 1.1 A shipping forecast area covering Scottish coastal waters roughly from Berwick in the south to Aberdeen in the north, including the Firth of Forth.
 
 

forth1

adverbfɔrθfôrTH
archaic
  • 1Out from a starting point and forward or into view.

    the plants will bush out, putting forth fresh shoots
    Example sentencesExamples
    • At the war's end Britain had secured a global network of naval bases from which it could sally forth to crush any opposition.
    • Sally paced back and forth, trying to absorb all of the new sights and smells at once.
    • The friendly banter that shot back and forth between the team had quickly drawn him in.
    • And finally, we sallied forth into the centre of Nottingham in all our finery.
    • The sight of all that paper spewing forth from the printer almost caused it to spontaneously combust.
    Synonyms
    out, outside, away, off, ahead, forward, away from home, abroad
    1. 1.1 Onward in time.
      from that day forth he gave me endless friendship
      Example sentencesExamples
      • But essentially, I ceased to regard lying as a viable option from that day forth.
      • From that day forth we have had a lowering of public confidence in the police.
      Synonyms
      onward, onwards, on, forward, forwards

Origin

Old English, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch voort and German fort, from an Indo-European root shared by fore-.

Forth2

proper nounfɔrθfôrTH
  • A river in central Scotland that rises on Ben Lomond and flows east into the North Sea.

 
 
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