Definition of forthnext
1
as in forward
toward a point ahead in space or time from that day forth we were fast friends

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2
as in along
toward or at a point lying in advance in space or time go forth into the world with love and hope

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Recent Examples of forth Macklemore and New England Patriots owner Robert Kraft went back and forth over Israel and Mideast aid, and a romance scam cost one woman nearly $1 million in last week's News Quiz. — Staff, FOXNews.com, 25 Sep. 2026 To store a qubit's state, the qubit transfers the information to a resonator, a container that traps a wave, where it's held as either zero or one microwave photon bouncing back and forth until the qubit takes it back. — New Atlas, 23 Sep. 2026 The game is played at a faster pace in comparison, and rosters are often in flux because of NBA call-ups and two-way players who go back and forth between the two leagues. — Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 23 Sep. 2026 The fair soldiered forth despite Israeli airstrikes in Doha the previous September, part of Israel and the US’s ongoing war on Iran. — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 18 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for forth
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Adverb
  • Though Calvin’s children and sister Ruth (Willow Kean), who works as Snook’s Arms Harbor Master, realize there are very few resources left to hold on to, Calvin digs in his heels, determined to find a way forward.
    — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 8 Oct. 2026
  • This triggered over 40 additional women to come forward with their own stories about the brothers.
    — Isabella Albaig, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2026
Adverb
  • As pre-production raced along, Klein worked with multiple collaborators on the songs and the pre-records the actors would lip-sync to.
    — Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Follow along below for a survey of the worthiest briefcases on the market and make your daily commute just a little more stylish.
    — Eric Twardzik, Robb Report, 28 Sep. 2026
Adverb
  • The chain grew increasingly reliant on limited-time offers from the 2000s onward.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026
  • The new remote is compatible with all Amazon Ember TVs and Fire TV streaming devices from 2019 onward.
    — Stevie Bonifield, The Verge, 30 Sep. 2026
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  • Like Kaprizov and a slew of star forwards last season, Hughes and Makar could each be waiting for the other to sign first.
    — Michael Russo, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Of course, just because a timeframe hasn't been announced to the public, that doesn't mean there is no internal timeframe that can be brought forwards and backwards as necessary.
    — Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026

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“Forth.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/forth. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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