adverb (literary except in particular idioms and phrasal verbs)
1 away from a place; out:
They set forth at dawn. * Huge chimneys belched forth smoke and grime.
2 towards a place; forwards:
Water gushed forth from a hole in the rock.
seealsoBRINGFORTH
IDIOMS
from that day / time forth (literary) beginning on that day; from that time:
From that day forth she gave me endless friendship and encouragement.
moreatBACKadv., SOadv.
