01 v. Forward; onward in time, place, or order; in advance from a given point; on to end; as, from that day forth; one, two, three, and so forth.
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Forward; onward in time, place, or order; in advance from a given point; on to end; as, from that day forth; one, two, three, and so forth.“Lucas was Paul's companion, at the leastway from the sixteenth of the Acts forth.” — Tyndale.“From this time forth, I never will speak word.” — Shak.“I repeated the Ave Maria; the inquisitor bad me say forth; I said I was taught no more.” — Strype.
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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.
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Beyond a (certain) boundary; away; abroad; out.“I have no mind of feasting forth to-night.” — Shak.
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Throughly; from beginning to end.[Obs.]