forth

B1 Topic:Grammar & Function Words

US /fɔɹθ/ UK /fɔːθ/ See IPA manual

Homophones

fourth /fɔɹθ/

Minimal pairs

Sounds like fort /θ/ vs /t/

Freq #3256

Meanings

1

adv
Forward in place, time, or order.

From that day forth, they were close friends.
2

adv
Out into view or from a place.

The plants put forth new leaves in spring.

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Synonyms

1 adv · forward in place, time, or... onward

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Word family

Derived forms forth-forth-issuingforthbyforthcome forthgoforthwithalfurthenfurther henceforthstraightforththenceforthwhenceforth

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Proverbs (1)

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April showers bring May flowers
Matching variant: April showers bring forth May flowers

Etymology

From Middle English forth, from Old English forþ, from Proto-West Germanic *forþ, from Proto-Germanic *furþą, from Proto-Indo-European *pŕ̥-to-, from *per-. Cognates include Dutch voort and German fort. See also ford.

forth Middle English forþ Old English *forþ Proto-West Germanic *furþą Proto-Germanic

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# forth

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** adv
**IPA (US):** /fɔɹθ/
**IPA (UK):** /fɔːθ/
**Frequency rank:** 3256

## Meanings
1. Forward in place, time, or order.
2. Out into view or from a place.

## Examples
- From that day forth, they were close friends.
- The plants put forth new leaves in spring.

## Synonyms
- fromward

## Derived Forms
- forth-
- forth-issuing
- forthby
- forthcome
- forthgo
- forthwithal
- furthen
- further
- henceforth
- straightforth
- thenceforth
- whenceforth

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: forth
- Root: forþ
- Root: *forþ
- Root: *furþą

## Etymology
From Middle English forth, from Old English forþ, from Proto-West Germanic *forþ, from Proto-Germanic *furþą, from Proto-Indo-European *pŕ̥-to-, from *per-. Cognates include Dutch voort and German fort. See also ford.

## AI Etymology
Forth comes from Middle English forth, from Old English forþ, from Proto-West Germanic *forþ, from Proto-Germanic *furþą, from Proto-Indo-European *pŕ̥-to-, from *per-. Cognates include Dutch voort and German fort. See also ford. In current use, the main senses are “Forward in place, time, or order” and “Out into view or from a place”.

## Topics
- Grammar & Function Words

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