forth
$ \mathrm{forth} /fɔːθ/
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.
Word Origin
Old English, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch voort and German fort, from an Indo-European root shared by fore-.
Idioms
and so forth
(also and so on (and so forth))
​used at the end of a list to show that it continues in the same way
We discussed everything—when to go, what to see and so on.
back and forth
​from one place to another and back again repeatedly
ferries sailing back and forth between the islands
from that day/time forth
​(literary) beginning on that day; from that time
From that day forth she gave me endless friendship and encouragement.
TOPICS Time C2