forth

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Estimated CEFR level: A2 — Elementary

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Definition

  1. noun a river in southern Scotland that flows eastward to the Firth of Forth
  2. adverb from a particular thing or place or position (`forth' is obsolete)
  3. adverb forward in time or order or degree

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.

In classic literature

Synonyms

Forth River

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