go forth

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go forth

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From Middle English gon forth, equivalent to go + forth. Compare forthgo.

verb goes forth · going forth · went forth · gone forth

  1. To move oneself forward or onward
  2. 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 place
  3. To be divulged or made generally known; to spread; to emanate.

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@misc{go_forth_2026,
  title = {go forth},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/go%20forth},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}