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
Deirdre Walsh, NPR, 19 Apr. 2024
This next step begins with suggestions and discussions from employees at every level putting forth options to remedy the bias in recruiting, retention, and development.
—Barron Witherspoon, Sr., Fortune, 19 Apr. 2024
The President’s budget also puts forth policies that would create or maintain 2 million affordable housing units.
—Essence, 17 Apr. 2024
But there are also architects who feel that the current spate of VR products does not yet live up to the hype put forth by technologists.
—Andrew R. Chow, TIME, 16 Apr. 2024
However, the draft also linked a cease-fire to the release of hostages held in Gaza -- a position supported by Israel and a term that similar resolutions calling for a truce put forth by other nations have failed to include.
—Shannon K. Crawford, ABC News, 22 Mar. 2024
Gabriel said the Assembly planned to put forth its proposal in April.
—Taryn Luna, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2024
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
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
Additionally, Johnson put forth a fourth bill aimed at implementing sanctions and policies to counter China, Iran and Russia.
—Deirdre Walsh, NPR, 19 Apr. 2024
This next step begins with suggestions and discussions from employees at every level putting forth options to remedy the bias in recruiting, retention, and development.
—Barron Witherspoon, Sr., Fortune, 19 Apr. 2024
The President’s budget also puts forth policies that would create or maintain 2 million affordable housing units.
—Essence, 17 Apr. 2024
But there are also architects who feel that the current spate of VR products does not yet live up to the hype put forth by technologists.
—Andrew R. Chow, TIME, 16 Apr. 2024
However, the draft also linked a cease-fire to the release of hostages held in Gaza -- a position supported by Israel and a term that similar resolutions calling for a truce put forth by other nations have failed to include.
—Shannon K. Crawford, ABC News, 22 Mar. 2024
Gabriel said the Assembly planned to put forth its proposal in April.
—Taryn Luna, Los Angeles Times, 21 Mar. 2024
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
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“Forth.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/forth. Accessed 27 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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