/ fɔːθ; NAmE fɔːrθ/ adverb ( literary except in particular idioms and phrasal verbs)
1.
away from a place; out :
They set forth at dawn.
Huge chimneys belched forth smoke and grime.
2.
towards a place; forwards :
Water gushed forth from a hole in the rock.
—see also bring forth
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IDIOMS
- from that day / time forth
—more at back adverb , so adverb
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WORD ORIGIN
Old English , of Germanic origin; related to Dutch voort and German fort , from an Indo-European root shared by fore- .