go forth en · VERB
Etymology
From Middle English gon forth, equivalent to go + forth. Compare forthgo.
Meanings
- To move oneself forward or onward
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To depart from a place; to set out.
"I ought to arise and go forth with timbrels and with dances; but, do you know, I am not inclined to revels? There has been a little—just a very little bit too much festivity so far …. Not that I don't adore dinners and gossip and dances; not that I do not love to pervade bright and glittering places.[…]"
1907 August, Robert W[illiam] Chambers, chapter II, in The Younger Set, New York, N.Y.: D. Appleton & Company, →OCLC:
- To be divulged or made generally known; to spread; to emanate.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| gone forth | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| went forth | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| goes forth | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| going forth | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |
Deriveds
Translations (3)
la prōdeō (depart from a place) · egy pr:r-D54 (depart from a place) · mi tāwhai (depart from a place)