FORTH, adverb 1. Forward; onward in time; in advance; as from that day forth; from that time forth 2. Forward in place or order; as one, two, three, and so forth 3. Out; aboard; noting progression or advance from a state of confinement; as, the plants in spring put forth leaves. When winter past, and summer scarce begun, invites them forth to labor in the sun. 4. Out; away; beyond the boundary of a place; as, send him forth of France. [Little used.] 5. Out into public view, or public character. Your country calls you forth into its service. 6. Thoroughly; from beginning to end. obsolete 7. On to the end. obsolete FORTH, preposition Out of. From forth the streets of Pomfret. Some forth their cabins peep.
Source: Webster's 1828 American Dictionary ↗ · public-domain · returned verbatim, no AI