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
Teri Sforza, Orange County Register, 23 Apr. 2024
As a result, the Rwanda bill bounced back and forth between the two houses of Parliament, with the Lords repeatedly offering amendments only for them to be rejected by the Commons, which then sent the legislation back to the upper house.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 23 Apr. 2024
Building a contender-level roster doesn’t come without ambition, which the Bay FC ownership group has clearly set forth.
—Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 20 Apr. 2024
After a month of going back and forth with the Support team (through phone calls and emails that went unanswered for days)—I was told that my money was gone and could not be refunded.
—Matt Novak / Gizmodo, Quartz, 17 Apr. 2024
As Alec describes, in the background of his square, there’s Mila bouncing his baby, walking back and forth.
—Dave Itzkoff, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2024
Ahmed has shown his versatility, going back and forth from gritty indies to large studio blockbusters.
—Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Apr. 2024
Light bouncing back and forth perfectly along the length of the stripe forms the fundamental (zero-order) mode, which has a single peak of intensity in the center of the beam.
—Susumu Noda, IEEE Spectrum, 14 Apr. 2024
The Canes need to vitally capitalize on the sport’s momentum created by Caitlin Clark and carried forth by South Carolina.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 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
As folks held Zoom meetings and ran back and forth between legislative offices over the last few days, one sentiment surfaced with mathematical consistency:
If one kid is allowed to change his mind and pull out, aren’t all the other kids going to want to do that as well?
—Teri Sforza, Orange County Register, 23 Apr. 2024
As a result, the Rwanda bill bounced back and forth between the two houses of Parliament, with the Lords repeatedly offering amendments only for them to be rejected by the Commons, which then sent the legislation back to the upper house.
—Cnn.com Wire Service, The Mercury News, 23 Apr. 2024
Building a contender-level roster doesn’t come without ambition, which the Bay FC ownership group has clearly set forth.
—Daniel Sperry, Kansas City Star, 20 Apr. 2024
After a month of going back and forth with the Support team (through phone calls and emails that went unanswered for days)—I was told that my money was gone and could not be refunded.
—Matt Novak / Gizmodo, Quartz, 17 Apr. 2024
As Alec describes, in the background of his square, there’s Mila bouncing his baby, walking back and forth.
—Dave Itzkoff, Los Angeles Times, 16 Apr. 2024
Ahmed has shown his versatility, going back and forth from gritty indies to large studio blockbusters.
—Borys Kit, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Apr. 2024
Light bouncing back and forth perfectly along the length of the stripe forms the fundamental (zero-order) mode, which has a single peak of intensity in the center of the beam.
—Susumu Noda, IEEE Spectrum, 14 Apr. 2024
The Canes need to vitally capitalize on the sport’s momentum created by Caitlin Clark and carried forth by South Carolina.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 9 Apr. 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 26 Apr. 2024.
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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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