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Webster 1913 Edition
Forth
Forth
,Verb.
1.
Forward; onward in time, place, or order; in advance from a given point; on to end;
as, from that day
forth
; one, two, three, and so forth
.Lucas was Paul’s companion, at the leastway from the sixteenth of the Acts
forth
. Tyndale.
From this time
forth
, I never will speak word
. Shakespeare
I repeated the Ave Maria; the inquisitor bad me say
forth
; I said I was taught no more. Strype.
2.
Out, as from a state of concealment, retirement, confinement, nondevelopment, or the like; out into notice or view;
as, the plants in spring put
. forth
leavesWhen winter past, and summer scarce begun,
Invites them
Invites them
forth
to labor in the sun. Dryden.
3.
Beyond a (certain) boundary; away; abroad; out.
I have no mind of feasting
forth
to-night. Shakespeare
Forth
,p
rep.
Forth from; out of.
[Archaic]
Some
forth
their cabins peep. Donne.
Webster 1828 Edition
Forth
FORTH
,adv.
1.
Forward; onward in time; in advance; as from that day forth; from that time forth.2.
Forward in place or order; as one, two, three, and so forth.3.
Out; aboard; noting progression or advance from a state of confinement; as, the plants in spring put forth leaves.When winter past, and summer scarce begun, invites them forth to labor in the sun.
4.
Out; away; beyond the boundary of a place; as, send him forth of France. [Little used.]5.
Out into public view, or public character. Your country calls you forth into its service.6.
Thoroughly; from beginning to end. Obs.7.
On to the end. obs.FORTH
, prep. Out of.From forth the streets of Pomfret.
Some forth their cabins peep.