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forth

/fɔːθ/
Meanings
  • adverb, adjective, noun

    Moving or coming out or forth; going or sent forth; issued; produced.

    - "The books are due forth next week."
    - "The sun comes forth at dawn."
    - "The company is bringing forth a new product."
  • adverb, adjective

    Outward; without; external.

    - "The river flows forth into the sea."
    - "He spoke forth his true feelings."
Pronunciation
  1. /fɔɹθ/



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Synonyms

fromward
Rhymes
Words rhyming with forth
fourth , worth , hearth , mirth
Homonyms
Words having the same spelling or pronunciation but different meanings and origins

  1. Forth (Scottish) : A loch or lake

  2. Fort () : A military installation

Homophones
Words having the same pronunciation but different meanings, origins, or spelling,

  1. Forth (Scottish) : A loch or lake

  2. Fort () : A military installation

Variants
List of all variants of forth that leads to same result
forth , Forth , forth of , back-and-forth , back-and-forths , backs-and-forths , back and forth , from that day forth , sally forth , send forth , sending forth , sends forth , sent forth , and , and so forth , and so on
Forms
Different forms of the word (e.g., verb conjugations, plural forms, comparative/superlative forms for adjectives).

Forthcoming: About to be published or produced., Forthwith: Without delay.

Etymology
origin and the way in which meanings have changed throughout history.

Old English forð, from forðan ‘beyond, past, gone by’.

Trivia
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  1. The word 'forth' is derived from the Old English word 'forðan', which means 'beyond, past, gone by'.

  2. The phrase 'come forth' was used in Shakespeare's time to mean to emerge or appear.

  3. The word 'forth' is homophonic with the word 'fort', which means a military installation.

Related Concepts
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  1. Progress: The process of developing or moving forward, as in 'forthcoming progress'.

  2. Emergence: The act of coming into existence or becoming known, as in 'the emergence of a new idea'.

Culture
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In literature, 'forth' is often used in the phrase 'come forth' to mean to emerge or appear. In Shakespeare's 'Macbeth', Lady Macbeth urges her husband to 'Come, you spirits / That tend on mortal thoughts, unsex me here, / And fill me from the crown to the toe toppling / With direst cruelty! Make thick my blood, / Stop up th' access and passage to remorse, / That no compunctious visitings of nature / Shake my fell purpose nor keep peace between / Th' effect and it! Come, I'll no longer stay / To hear such odious speech! So, come, / All my good friends; / And transport us back to the success / Of this great place.

How to Memorize "forth"

  1. visualize

    - Imagine a seed growing into a tree and its branches reaching out towards the sun. Now, imagine the tree shedding its leaves and the leaves moving outwards, away from the tree trunk, just like the word 'forth'.

  2. associate

    - Associate the word 'forth' with the idea of moving outwards or appearing. Think of the sun rising and the day beginning, or of a seed growing into a tree and its branches reaching out towards the sun.

  3. mnemonics

    - Create a mnemonic by associating the word 'forth' with the phrase 'Fighting Outwardly To Halt'. This can help you remember that 'forth' means moving or coming out or forth.

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