forth
Forward in time, place or degreeForward in time, place or degree.
» He asked me my age, my name, my address, and so forth.
Er fragte mich nach meinem Alter, meinem Namen, meiner Adresse usw.
Он спросил мой возраст, имя, адрес и так далее.
Він спитав мій вік, ім'я, адресу тощо.
Meaning
3 senses(archaic, formal, not comparable)Forward in time, place or degree.
вперёдvperjód, впредьvpredʹ
впере́дvperéd, да́ліdáli
forward in time or order or degree
(archaic, formal, not comparable)Out into view; from a particular place or position.
The plants in spring put forth leaves.
The robbers leapt forth from their place of concealment.
out into view
(not comparable, obsolete)Beyond a (certain) boundary; away; abroad; out.
Examples
192 sentencesHe asked me my age, my name, my address, and so forth.
Він спитав мій вік, ім'я, адресу тощо.
ruОн спросил мой возраст, имя, адрес и так далее.
deEr fragte mich nach meinem Alter, meinem Namen, meiner Adresse usw.
Tom and Mary threw the ball back and forth.
A strange man was walking back and forth in front of my house.
deEin eigenartiger Mann ging vor meinem Haus auf und ab.
He walked back and forth on the platform while waiting for the train.
deEr lief auf dem Bahnsteig auf und ab, während er auf den Zug wartete.
Tom kept walking back and forth.
ruТом всё ходил взад и вперёд.
deTom lief beständig auf und ab.
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English forth, from Old English forþ, from Proto-West Germanic *forþ, from ProFrom Middle English forth, from Old English forþ, from Proto-West Germanic *forþ, from Proto-Germanic *furþą, from Proto-Indo-European *pŕ̥-to-, from *per-. Cognates include Dutch voort and German fort. See also ford.
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