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foorth

foorth is the pronunciation spelling of fourth.

foorth is the obsolete spelling of forth.

Meaning of fourth

Adjective

fourth (not comparable)

  1. The ordinal form of the number four.
    • The fourth model is called the enlightment model: Actors are seen to be responsible for problems but unable or unwilling to provide solutions. They are believed to need discipline provided by authoritative guidance. The Alcoholic Anonymous^([sic]) groups are considered prototypical for this model.2013 June 29, Leo Montada, “Coping with Life Stress”, in Herman Steensma, Riël Vermunt, editors, Social Justice in Human Relations Volume 2: Societal and Psychological Consequences of Justice and...

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Meaning of forth

Adverb

forth (not comparable)

  1. (archaic, formal) Forward in time, place or degree.
    • From this time forth, I never will speak word.c. 1603–1604 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tragedie of Othello, the Moore of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac...
  2. (archaic, formal) Out into view; from a particular place or position.
    • The plants in spring put forth leaves.
  3. (obsolete) Beyond a (certain) boundary; away; abroad; out.
    • I have no mind of feasting forth to-night.c. 1596–1598 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Merchant of Venice”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward]...

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Questions about foorth

What is foorth the pronunciation spelling of?
Foorth is the pronunciation spelling of fourth.

Words near foorth in the dictionary

  1. foopah
  2. Foor
  3. Foord
  4. foordite
  5. Foors
  6. foorth
  7. foorthwith
  8. foos
  9. foosa
  10. foosball
  11. foosballer

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Adapted from Wiktionary: foorth (page history and authors); fourth (page history and authors); forth (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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