forth
/fɔːθ/adverb
उच्चारण फ़ॉर्थ
आगे
Core word
- 1
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
back and forth
Back and forth means in one direction and then in the opposite direction, again and again.
'Back and forth' का अर्थ एक दिशा में और फिर विपरीत दिशा में बार-बार जाना है।
- The pendulum swung back and forth.
- He paced back and forth outside the exam hall.
and so forth
And so forth is used at the end of a list to show that more items of the same kind could be named. It is similar to and so on.
'And so forth' सूची के अंत में यह बताने के लिए आता है कि उसी प्रकार की और चीज़ें भी गिनाई जा सकती हैं। यह 'and so on' के समान है।
- We studied nouns, verbs, adjectives and so forth.
from + time + forth
From that day forth means from that time onwards. It is formal or literary.
'From that day forth' का अर्थ उस समय के बाद से है। यह औपचारिक या साहित्यिक प्रयोग है।
- From that day forth, he never missed a class.
- She went forth to meet the guests.
verb + forth (literary)
In formal writing, forth appears with verbs like set, bring, put and go to mean out or forward.
औपचारिक लेखन में 'forth' set, bring, put और go जैसी क्रियाओं के साथ out या आगे के अर्थ में आता है।
- The farmers set forth at dawn with their carts.
- The spring brought forth new leaves.
+Collocations 4
verb + forth
setbringputgocomeburst
- The explorers set forth on a long journey.
back and forth + verb
swingpacetravelmoveargue
- The two sides argued back and forth for hours.
and so forth
and so onetc.and the rest
- He sold pens, books, bags and so forth.
time + forth
from that dayfrom this momentfrom now
- From this moment forth, we shall speak only English.
“More examples 8
- The ship moved back and forth along the harbour.
जहाज़ बंदरगाह के साथ आगे-पीछे चलता रहा।
- Radhika set forth early so that she would reach the station before nine.
राधिका जल्दी निकल पड़ी ताकि वह नौ बजे से पहले पहुँच जाए।
- The lawyer put forth a strong argument before the court.
वकील ने न्यायालय के सामने एक सशक्त तर्क रखा।
- From that year forth, the festival was celebrated by everyone.
उस वर्ष के बाद से उत्सव सभी लोग मनाने लगे।
- The plant brought forth bright red flowers in the rains.
बरसात में पौधे ने चमकदार लाल फूल दिए।
- The clock swung back and forth in the silent hall.
शांत हॉल में घड़ी का पेंडुलम आगे-पीछे झूलता रहा।
- He went forth into the world with only a small bag.
वह केवल एक छोटा थैला लेकर दुनिया में निकल पड़ा।
- The speaker held forth on the value of discipline for an hour.
वक्ता ने एक घंटे तक अनुशासन के महत्त्व पर लंबा भाषण दिया।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ The pendulum moved back and forward.
✓ The pendulum moved back and forth.
The fixed phrase is back and forth.
स्थिर वाक्यांश 'back and forth' है।
?Which word?
Homophone, asked often: forth (forward) and fourth (4th) are both /fɔːθ/; idioms: and so forth (and so on), back and forth (from one place to another and back again), set forth (state clearly).
Homophone अक्सर पूछा जाता है: forth (आगे) और fourth (चौथा) दोनों /fɔːθ/ हैं; idioms: and so forth (इत्यादि), back and forth (आगे-पीछे), set forth (स्पष्ट रूप से बताना)।