archaic
: forth from : out of
Examples of forth in a Sentence
Adverb
a flow of lava bursting forth from the earth
The snow is gone and the flowers are ready to spring forth.
He went forth to spread the news.
She stretched forth her hands in prayer.
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oregonlive, 17 Sep. 2023
Running back and forth to the charger each night made Mrs. Payne wonder what made the $84,000 Volvo a better appliance than the $28,000 Subaru.
—cleveland, 16 Sep. 2023
After the bottles had spent around seven days being gently rolled back and forth in a heated incubation cabinet, technicians would scrape a thin layer of cells from the bottle by hand using a tiny squeegee.
—WIRED, 15 Sep. 2023
Her childhood bounced back and forth between D.C. and Reykjavik.
—Maura Judkis, Washington Post, 14 Sep. 2023
Crooning to the camera, the footage cut back and forth between Carey solo in a field, rolling in the grass and also featured multiple shots with dancers dressed in a variety of styles.
—Marisa Sullivan, Peoplemag, 12 Sep. 2023
The film cuts back and forth between the late 1980s and the lead-up to and early days of World War II, just after the annexation of the Sudetenland in 1938.
—Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Sep. 2023
Her creative vision, inspired by the dynamic blend of hip-hop, streetwear, and ’90s sitcoms, flourished going back and forth between New York and San Diego in the 1990s.
—Essence, 10 Sep. 2023
The Revolution wanted fair compensation, and while the teams went back and forth, Petrovic skipped a game.
—Frank Dell'apa, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Sep. 2023
Alex De Waal, Foreign Affairs, 18 Sep. 2023
Loomis Grenache Blanc Snow Estate, Napa Valley: This light and bright Grenache Blanc brings forth the fresh herbs and spices in Pacific Standard’s Shrimp Rolls while its medium body stands up to the richness of the recipe’s brioche and shrimp.
—Sunset Staff, Sunset Magazine, 14 Sep. 2023
On the west side of Manhattan, an immense and expensive version of that idea brought forth the imperial-scale Hudson Yards.
—Curbed, 13 Sep. 2023
The time is now to unite and bring forth policies that will move BCSD (the Berea City School District) to the forefront of greatness in academics and all things related.
—Beth Mlady, cleveland, 8 Sep. 2023
One idea, set forth by the interim commission, is to contract with an investigator who could help review the cases.
—David Hernandez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Aug. 2023
Such commentary hearkens back to exorbitant praise of the playwright, which poured forth in the 18th century—from literary critics, poets, actors, philosophers, and even artists.
—Time, 16 Aug. 2023
Then after reviewing the case’s evidence, the three remaining jurors joined in putting forth guilty verdicts to reach a unanimous decision – one that Murdaugh’s attorneys are re-challenging this week.
—Sean Neumann, Peoplemag, 5 Sep. 2023
Palmisano said that the county fully supported the blueprint set forth in the December 2022 FACETS report and that the county had already begun implementing the first round of recommendations in the current fiscal year budget.
—Lia Russell, Baltimore Sun, 31 Aug. 2023
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Adverb
Joe Kovacs upset world record-holder Ryan Crouser as the two U.S. rivals went back and forth in the shot.
—oregonlive, 17 Sep. 2023
Running back and forth to the charger each night made Mrs. Payne wonder what made the $84,000 Volvo a better appliance than the $28,000 Subaru.
—cleveland, 16 Sep. 2023
After the bottles had spent around seven days being gently rolled back and forth in a heated incubation cabinet, technicians would scrape a thin layer of cells from the bottle by hand using a tiny squeegee.
—WIRED, 15 Sep. 2023
Her childhood bounced back and forth between D.C. and Reykjavik.
—Maura Judkis, Washington Post, 14 Sep. 2023
Crooning to the camera, the footage cut back and forth between Carey solo in a field, rolling in the grass and also featured multiple shots with dancers dressed in a variety of styles.
—Marisa Sullivan, Peoplemag, 12 Sep. 2023
The film cuts back and forth between the late 1980s and the lead-up to and early days of World War II, just after the annexation of the Sudetenland in 1938.
—Leslie Felperin, The Hollywood Reporter, 11 Sep. 2023
Her creative vision, inspired by the dynamic blend of hip-hop, streetwear, and ’90s sitcoms, flourished going back and forth between New York and San Diego in the 1990s.
—Essence, 10 Sep. 2023
The Revolution wanted fair compensation, and while the teams went back and forth, Petrovic skipped a game.
—Frank Dell'apa, BostonGlobe.com, 8 Sep. 2023
Preposition
This is despite the fact that what is happening in Sudan is a direct outcome of the first Darfur crisis, which brought forth the RSF and its leader General Mohamed Hamdan Dagolo, known as Hemedti.
—Alex De Waal, Foreign Affairs, 18 Sep. 2023
Loomis Grenache Blanc Snow Estate, Napa Valley: This light and bright Grenache Blanc brings forth the fresh herbs and spices in Pacific Standard’s Shrimp Rolls while its medium body stands up to the richness of the recipe’s brioche and shrimp.
—Sunset Staff, Sunset Magazine, 14 Sep. 2023
On the west side of Manhattan, an immense and expensive version of that idea brought forth the imperial-scale Hudson Yards.
—Curbed, 13 Sep. 2023
The time is now to unite and bring forth policies that will move BCSD (the Berea City School District) to the forefront of greatness in academics and all things related.
—Beth Mlady, cleveland, 8 Sep. 2023
One idea, set forth by the interim commission, is to contract with an investigator who could help review the cases.
—David Hernandez, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Aug. 2023
Such commentary hearkens back to exorbitant praise of the playwright, which poured forth in the 18th century—from literary critics, poets, actors, philosophers, and even artists.
—Time, 16 Aug. 2023
Then after reviewing the case’s evidence, the three remaining jurors joined in putting forth guilty verdicts to reach a unanimous decision – one that Murdaugh’s attorneys are re-challenging this week.
—Sean Neumann, Peoplemag, 5 Sep. 2023
Palmisano said that the county fully supported the blueprint set forth in the December 2022 FACETS report and that the county had already begun implementing the first round of recommendations in the current fiscal year budget.
—Lia Russell, Baltimore Sun, 31 Aug. 2023
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“Forth.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/forth. Accessed 25 Sep. 2023.
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Kids Definition
forth
adverbˈfō(ə)rth,
ˈfȯ(ə)rth
1
: forward entry 2, onward
from that time forth
back and forth
2
: out into view
plants putting forth leaves
Geographical Definition
Forth
geographical name
river 116 miles (187 kilometers) long in south central Scotland flowing east into the
Firth of Forth, an estuary 48 miles (77 kilometers) long that is an inlet of the North Sea
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