2. Out, as from a state of concealment, retirement, confinement, nondevelopment, or the like; out into notice or view; as, the plants in spring put forth leaves. When winter past, and summer scarce begun, Invites them forth to labor in the sun. Dryden.
3. Beyond a (certain) boundary; away; abroad; out. I have no mind of feasting forth to-night. Shak.
4. Throughly; from beginning to end. [Obs.] Shak. And so forth, Back
and forth, From forth. See under And, Back, and From.
— Forth of, Forth from, out of [Obs.] Shak.
— To bring forth. See under Bring.
FORTH
Forth, prep.
Defn: Forth from; out of. [Archaic]
Some forth their cabins peep. Donne.
FORTH
Forth, n. Etym: [OE., a ford. Frith.]
Defn: A way; a passage or ford. [Obs.] Todd.
FORTHBY
Forth`by", adv. [Obs.]
Defn: See Forby.
FORTHCOMING
Forth"com`ing ( or ), a.