forth adv. (used with “far” redundantly, in “thus far ” Tp. I. ii. 177, “so far ” Wiv. IV. vi. 11, “how far ” 2H4 IV. ii. 53)
1.
forward (in movement or direction)
Shr. IV. i. 149
“As he walked on his
way,”
H5 II. ii. 189*
“Then , dear countrymen,”
Tim. I. i. 50
“flies an eagle flight,
bold and
on,”
Cym. IV. ii. 149
“Did make my way long
”
(=made it seem long).
2.
onwards, immediately
afterwards and continuously
Cæs. IV. iii. 48
“from this day
forth.”
3.
in various
contexts=out
Meas. V. i. 249
“hear this matter ,”
Err. IV. iv. 97
“wherefore didst thou
lock me ,”
Mer.V. I. i. 144
“To find the other ,”
Shr. IV. iii. 62
“Lay the gown,”
V. ii. 105
“Swinge me them soundly
,”
3H6 II. i. 12
“how he singled Clifford
,”
Cor. I. iii. 99
“I will not ,”
Tit. V. iii. 133
“beat our
brains,”
Oth. V. i. 10
“, my sword”
; similarly “ of”
Tp. V. i. 160, R2 III. ii. 204, Cæs. III. iii. 3.
4.
abroad, not at home
Wiv. II. ii. 281
“at that time . . . her
husband will be ,”
Err. II. ii. 214
“Say he dines ,”
Cæs. I. ii. 294
“I am promised
forth.”
5.
(of a force) in the
field, at sea
Cor. I. iii. 108
“The Volsces have an
army ,”
Ant. IV. x. 12 [xi. 3]*
“his best force Is forth to
man his galleys.”
