forth

The word “forth” means forward, onward, or into view. In plain terms, moving forward or outward, often in slightly old-fashioned or formal phrasing.

“Forth” is pronounced fawth (/fɔɹθ/ in IPA).

Here is “forth” used in a sentence: “The soldiers marched forth into battle.”

Words with a similar meaning to “forth” include fromward.

“Forth” is an adverb.

The word “forth” comes from Old English. From Old English forth, related to Proto-Germanic roots shared with "fore" and "before.".

“Forth” is a fairly common word in modern English, usually learned at around the B1 level.

“Forth” has 2 distinct senses listed in this dictionary. The most common is: forward, onward, or into view.

'Forth' is an adverb meaning forward, onward, or into view, as in 'step forth' or 'bring forth'. 'Fourth' is the ordinal number after third, as in 'the fourth of July'. They sound alike but share no meaning: forth is about moving forward, fourth is about position in a sequence.

'And so forth' means 'and so on' or 'et cetera' — a way of showing a list continues in the same way without naming every item. Here 'forth' keeps its sense of moving onward, suggesting the sequence carries forward beyond the examples already given.

'Bring forth' means to produce, reveal, or bring something into view. It uses forth in the sense of into the open or forward, as in bringing forth an idea, an answer, or new growth. The phrase is somewhat formal or literary but still understood in modern English.