forth

(fôrth, fōrth)
adv.

1. Forward in time, place, or order; onward: from this time forth.
2. Out into view: A stranger came forth from the crowd; put my ideas forth.
3. Obsolete. Away from a specified place; abroad.

prep. Archaic
Out of; forth from.

[Middle English, from Old English.]

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The phrase and so forth is a less common and somewhat more literary alternative for and so on, used after the enumeration of items that could be continued further. There is no difference in meaning, despite the associations of assertiveness that forth has in expressions such as go forth and set forth.

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IN BRIEF: Forward or onward.

The heritage of the past is the seed that brings forth the harvest of the future — Unknown.

Tutor's tip: Go "forth" (forward in time, place, or position) into the city and look for the "fourth" (the one after the third) street east of the river.

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For a list of words related to forth, see:

• Prepositions
• Relative Positions - forth: (adv) forward, from one place

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Dansk (Danish)
adv. - ud, frem, videre
prep. - ud af

idioms:

• set forth    udsende
• so on and so forth    og så videre og så videre

Nederlands (Dutch)
en verder, te voorschijn/in zicht, vanaf toen, naar voren, vanuit

Français (French)
adv. - en avant, en vue, à partir de
prep. - en avant, à partir de

idioms:

• set forth    présenter, mettre en avant, se mettre en route, partir
• so on and so forth    ainsi de suite

Deutsch (German)
adv. - hervor, fort, vorwärts
prep. - fort von

idioms:

• set forth    darlegen
• so on and so forth    und so weiter

Ελληνική (Greek)
adv. - πρόσω, εμπρός, καταμπρός, προς τα έξω, έξω, φανερά, μπροστά, από τώρα και εμπρός

idioms:

• set forth    εκθέτω
• so on and so forth    και ούτω καθεξής

Italiano (Italian)
avanti

idioms:

• so on and so forth    e così via

Português (Portuguese)
adv. - adiante

idioms:

• set forth    partir (para uma viagem)
• so on and so forth    e assim por diante

Русский (Russian)
вперед, дальше

idioms:

• set forth    отправляться (в путешествие), выставлять (напоказ), излагать, издавать
• so on and so forth    и так далее

Español (Spanish)
adv. - en adelante, delante, hacia adelante
prep. - de, desde, fuera de

idioms:

• set forth    emprender marcha, partir, enunciar, desarrollar, exponer, divulgar
• so on and so forth    y así sucesivamente

Svenska (Swedish)
adv. - framåt, bort (åld.)
prep. - ut ur

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
往前, 向外, 出自, 从...离开

idioms:

• set forth    阐明, 提出, 宣布
• so on and so forth    等等

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
adv. - 往前, 向外
prep. - 出自, 從...離開

idioms:

• set forth    闡明, 提出, 宣佈
• so on and so forth    等等

한국어 (Korean)
adv. - 앞으로, 전방으로, 이후
prep. - ~에서 바깥에

日本語 (Japanese)
adv. - 前へ, 先へ, 外へ, 以後

idioms:

• and so forth    …など
• put forth    出す, 発揮する, 提出する, 出版する
• set forth    出発する, 述べる
• so on and so forth    などなど

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(ظرف) فصاعدا (حرف جر) من, صادر من‏

עברית (Hebrew)
adv. - ‮קדימה, הלאה‬
prep. - ‮החוצה מ- (מיושן)‬

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