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.
Recent Examples on the Web
Angel Diaz, Billboard, 8 Apr. 2024
In a 14-page order, Judge Scott McAfee rejected the argument put forth by the defendants that the charges violate the First Amendment's protections of political speech and the right to petition Congress.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 4 Apr. 2024
Furthermore, Ferruccio was a big fan of Spanish bullfighting, which is why the logo captures the moment before the beast springs forth.
—Sean Evans, Robb Report, 2 Apr. 2024
Peltz’s Trian has put forth two candidates: Peltz himself and Jay Rasulo, a former Disney chief financial officer.
—Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2024
Baltimore’s site for rebuilding is more challenging, and so forth.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 31 Mar. 2024
Snare was just another guess similar to words like crane and so forth that make good use of common vowels and consonants.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
The dog runs back and forth for 30 minutes at a time.
—Jill Terreri Ramos, New York Times, 23 Mar. 2024
Cameras caught Williams, 22, smiling and dancing in his seat to Earth, Wind & Fire, while moving his hands back and forth.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 29 Mar. 2024
Astha Rajvanshi, TIME, 12 Apr. 2024
So a student who puts forth effort and participates in class discussions but still struggles to master a subject might get an artificially inflated score.
—Silas Allen, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Apr. 2024
In the two decades since his testimony, scientists and industry leaders in personalized medicine have brought forth the promise of big benefits for some people.
—Edward Abrahams and Christopher J. Wells, STAT, 5 Apr. 2024
In late February, Irvine Mayor Farrah Khan and Vice Mayor Larry Agran put forth a resolution that addressed the effects of the war but stopped short of calling for a cease-fire.
—Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2024
Haitians and their supporters have put forth their own solutions over the years, holding that foreign intervention routinely ignores the voices and desires of Haitians.
—Patrick Smith, NBC News, 15 Mar. 2024
The Chameleon is cool to look at (a diminutive lizard in finery worthy of the Met Gala), and Viola Davis voices her with a dour aristocratic hauteur, but all the character does, really, is to call forth her guards and summon up past villains that Po has defeated.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 6 Mar. 2024
Mostly people put forth by TMTG, including the former president’s son, Donald Trump Jr., if all goes as expected.
—Stan Choe, Fortune, 21 Mar. 2024
More recently, the company has argued in another New York case that the National Labor Relations Board itself is structured unconstitutionally, following legal arguments set forth by lawyers for SpaceX and Trader Joe’s.
—Caroline O'Donovan, Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2024
Adverb
And then today, the OGs, Joe Budden and Skillz, went back and forth over Cole’s backtracking.
—Angel Diaz, Billboard, 8 Apr. 2024
In a 14-page order, Judge Scott McAfee rejected the argument put forth by the defendants that the charges violate the First Amendment's protections of political speech and the right to petition Congress.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 4 Apr. 2024
Furthermore, Ferruccio was a big fan of Spanish bullfighting, which is why the logo captures the moment before the beast springs forth.
—Sean Evans, Robb Report, 2 Apr. 2024
Peltz’s Trian has put forth two candidates: Peltz himself and Jay Rasulo, a former Disney chief financial officer.
—Ryan Faughnder, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2024
Baltimore’s site for rebuilding is more challenging, and so forth.
—Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 31 Mar. 2024
Snare was just another guess similar to words like crane and so forth that make good use of common vowels and consonants.
—Erik Kain, Forbes, 28 Mar. 2024
The dog runs back and forth for 30 minutes at a time.
—Jill Terreri Ramos, New York Times, 23 Mar. 2024
Cameras caught Williams, 22, smiling and dancing in his seat to Earth, Wind & Fire, while moving his hands back and forth.
—Anna Lazarus Caplan, Peoplemag, 29 Mar. 2024
Preposition
But the united front has suffered several blows, including parties and party leaders defecting from the alliance over the INC’s insistence on putting forth its candidates for many seats, as well as ideological differences and personality clashes.
—Astha Rajvanshi, TIME, 12 Apr. 2024
So a student who puts forth effort and participates in class discussions but still struggles to master a subject might get an artificially inflated score.
—Silas Allen, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Apr. 2024
In the two decades since his testimony, scientists and industry leaders in personalized medicine have brought forth the promise of big benefits for some people.
—Edward Abrahams and Christopher J. Wells, STAT, 5 Apr. 2024
In late February, Irvine Mayor Farrah Khan and Vice Mayor Larry Agran put forth a resolution that addressed the effects of the war but stopped short of calling for a cease-fire.
—Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2024
Haitians and their supporters have put forth their own solutions over the years, holding that foreign intervention routinely ignores the voices and desires of Haitians.
—Patrick Smith, NBC News, 15 Mar. 2024
The Chameleon is cool to look at (a diminutive lizard in finery worthy of the Met Gala), and Viola Davis voices her with a dour aristocratic hauteur, but all the character does, really, is to call forth her guards and summon up past villains that Po has defeated.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 6 Mar. 2024
Mostly people put forth by TMTG, including the former president’s son, Donald Trump Jr., if all goes as expected.
—Stan Choe, Fortune, 21 Mar. 2024
More recently, the company has argued in another New York case that the National Labor Relations Board itself is structured unconstitutionally, following legal arguments set forth by lawyers for SpaceX and Trader Joe’s.
—Caroline O'Donovan, Washington Post, 15 Mar. 2024
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“Forth.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/forth. Accessed 20 Apr. 2024.
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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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