FORTH


Meaning of FORTH in English

forth S2 /fɔːθ $ fɔːrθ/ BrE AmE adverb

[ Language: Old English ]

1 . and so forth used to refer to other things of the type you have already mentioned, without actually naming them SYN et cetera :

She started telling me about her bad back, her migraines, and so forth.

2 . [only after verb] formal going out from a place or point, and moving forwards or outwards:

The house was still burning, pouring forth thick black smoke.

⇨ back and forth at ↑ back 1 (11), ⇨ hold forth at ↑ hold 1 , ⇨ put forth at ↑ put , ⇨ sally forth at ↑ sally 2 , ⇨ set forth at ↑ set 1

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.