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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++LDOCE 5++forth /fɔːθ $ fɔːrθ/ ●○○ adverb 1 and so forth SAMEused to refer to other things of the type you have already mentioned, without actually naming them 等等 SYN et cetera She started telling me about her bad back, her migraines, and so forth. 她开始向我诉说她背痛啦、偏头痛啦等等。2 [only after verb] formalFORWARDOUT/OUTSIDE going out from a place or point, and moving forwards or outwards 向外，往外；往前 The house was still burning, pouring forth thick black smoke. 房子仍在燃烧，冒出浓浓的黑烟。 → back and forth at back1(11), → hold forth at hold1, → put forth at put, → sally forth at sally2, → set forth at set1
Examples from the Corpus
forth• After a sleepless night Stavrogin sets forth.• What horrors will it bring forth?• To switch back and forth between the two documents, press Shift-F3.• Men passed back and forth from the rank and file.• More bullets spattered the front of the cottage, drilling lines back and forth in the stonework.• They marched forth into battle.• She hovered back and forth just barely above the ground, often returning to the same area again and again.• They created an egg from which came forth the sun, who fashioned mankind and gave order to the world.• He is champion of the sceptics, and he sallies forth with his banners flying.nthe ForthForth, the na river in southern central Scotland which flows into the firth of Forth and the North SeaOrigin forth Old Englishforth adverbForth, theLDOCE OnlineChinese
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Forth
Forth, the
a river in southern central Scotland which flows into the firth of Forth and the North Sea
Forth, the
a river in southern central Scotland which flows into the firth of Forth and the North Sea
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forth S2 /fɔːθ $ fɔːrθ/ adverb
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 back1(11), ⇨ hold forth at hold1, ⇨ put forth at put, ⇨ sally forth at sally2, ⇨ set forth at set1
forth S2 /fɔːθ $ fɔːrθ/
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:
2. [only after verb] formal going out from a place or point, and moving forwards or outwards:
⇨ back and forth at back1(11), ⇨ hold forth at hold1, ⇨ put forth at put, ⇨ sally forth at sally2, ⇨ set forth at set1
