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title: forth — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «forth» in the school dictionary: Forth means forward or onward, away from a starting place. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# forth

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**Who acts:** He, swing, She, knight, dog, We · **What happens:** mean, go, walk back, go back, swim, save · **To what, where:** one way, other things, way, pool, dollar, dragon

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«forth» in the school dictionary: its 4 meanings for a pupil and its 9 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [forth in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/forth.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Forth means forward or onward, away from a starting place.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:forth:m1:1
# text = Forth means forward or onward, away from a starting place.
1	Forth	forth	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
2	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	forward	forward	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	onward	onward	ADV	RB	_	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	away	away	ADV	RB	_	2	parataxis	_	_
8	from	from	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
10	starting	starting	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	11	compound	_	_
11	place	place	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  | forth, forward *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Meaning 2 {#m2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Back and forth means going one way and then back again, many times.

<!-- fold The tree, 13 words -->
```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:forth:m2:1
# text = Back and forth means going one way and then back again, many times.
1	Back	back	ADV	RB	_	4	nsubj	_	_
2	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	3	cc	_	_
3	forth	forth	ADV	RB	_	1	conj	_	_
4	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
5	going	go	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	4	xcomp	_	_
6	one	one	NUM	CD	NumForm=Word|NumType=Card	7	nummod	_	_
7	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl:unmarked	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
9	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	10	advmod	_	_
10	back	back	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
11	again	again	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	14	punct	_	_
13	many	many	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	14	amod	_	_
14	times	time	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	5	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
15	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  |  |  | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent clause=Topic |
| 2 | **go** *not said to happen* | gerund |  | one way |  |  | time |  | vn disappearance-48.2-1 «NP V»: agent=Theme |

## Meaning 3 {#m3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
From that time forth means from then on.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:forth:m3:1
# text = From that time forth means from then on.
1	From	from	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	that	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	3	det	_	_
3	time	time	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	_
4	forth	forth	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	_
5	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	8	obl	_	_
8	on	on	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present |  |  |  |  | time | forth *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V S»: agent=Agent |

## Meaning 4 {#m4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
«And so forth» means and other things like these.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:forth:m4:1
# text = «And so forth» means and other things like these.
1	«	«	PUNCT	``	_	4	punct	_	SpaceAfter=No
2	And	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
3	so	so	ADV	RB	_	4	advmod	_	_
4	forth	forth	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
5	»	»	PUNCT	''	_	4	punct	_	_
6	means	mean	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
8	other	other	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	9	amod	_	_
9	things	thing	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	6	obj	_	_
10	like	like	ADP	IN	_	11	case	_	_
11	these	this	PRON	DT	Number=Plur|PronType=Dem	9	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **mean** | present |  | other things |  |  |  | like these; forth *property* | vn intend-61.2-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent thing=Topic |

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
He walks back and forth to school, 2 miles each way.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:forth:x1:1
# text = He walks back and forth to school, 2 miles each way.
1	He	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	walks	walk	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	back	back	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	forth	forth	ADV	RB	_	3	conj	_	_
6	to	to	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	school	school	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	10	punct	_	_
9	2	2	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	10	nummod	_	_
10	miles	mile	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	conj	_	_
11	each	each	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	12	det	_	_
12	way	way	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
13	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **walk back** | present | He | each way |  |  |  | to school and 2 miles *result* | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.result»: agent=Theme to school=Result |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The swing goes back and forth 10 times.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:forth:x2:1
# text = The swing goes back and forth 10 times.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	swing	swing	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	goes	go	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	back	back	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	forth	forth	ADV	RB	_	4	conj	_	_
7	10	10	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	8	nummod	_	_
8	times	time	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **go back** | present | the swing |  |  |  | time |  | vn convert-26.6.2 «NP V S\_ING»: agent=Patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
She swam back and forth across the pool 4 times.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:forth:x3:1
# text = She swam back and forth across the pool 4 times.
1	She	she	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Fem|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	swam	swim	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	back	back	ADV	RB	_	2	advmod	_	_
4	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	5	cc	_	_
5	forth	forth	ADV	RB	_	3	conj	_	_
6	across	across	ADP	IN	_	8	case	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	pool	pool	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	obl	_	_
9	4	4	NUM	CD	NumForm=Digit|NumType=Card	10	nummod	_	_
10	times	time	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **swim** | past | She |  |  | the pool | time |  | vn run-51.3.2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme across pool=Trajectory |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
From that day forth he saved a dollar a week.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:forth:x4:1
# text = From that day forth he saved a dollar a week.
1	From	from	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
2	that	that	DET	DT	Number=Sing|PronType=Dem	3	det	_	_
3	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl:unmarked	_	_
4	forth	forth	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	6	nsubj	_	_
6	saved	save	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	dollar	dollar	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	_
9	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	10	det	_	_
10	week	week	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obl:unmarked	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **save** | past | he | a dollar |  |  | day; week |  | vn get-13.5.1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dollar=Theme |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The knight rode forth to find the dragon.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:forth:x5:1
# text = The knight rode forth to find the dragon.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	knight	knight	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	rode	ride	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	forth	forth	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	to	to	PART	TO	_	6	mark	_	_
6	find	find	VERB	VB	VerbForm=Inf	3	advcl	_	_
7	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	8	det	_	_
8	dragon	dragon	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
9	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **ride** | past | the knight |  |  |  |  | forth *property* | vn nonvehicle-51.4.2 «NP.agent V»: agent=Agent |
| 2 | **find** | to-infinitive | the knight *not said here* | the dragon |  |  |  |  | vn discover-84 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dragon=Topic |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The dog ran back and forth along the fence.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:forth:x6:1
# text = The dog ran back and forth along the fence.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	dog	dog	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	ran	run	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	back	back	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
5	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	6	cc	_	_
6	forth	forth	ADV	RB	_	4	conj	_	_
7	along	along	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
8	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	9	det	_	_
9	fence	fence	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **run back** | past | the dog |  |  | the fence |  |  | vn run-51.3.2-2-1 «NP V PP.location»: agent=Theme along fence=Trajectory |

## Example 7 {#x7}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
We packed pencils, rulers, rubbers and so forth.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:forth:x7:1
# text = We packed pencils, rulers, rubbers and so forth.
1	We	we	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Number=Plur|Person=1|PronType=Prs	2	nsubj	_	_
2	packed	pack	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=1|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
3	pencils	pencil	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	2	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
4	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	5	punct	_	_
5	rulers	ruler	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	7	punct	_	_
7	rubbers	rubber	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	conj	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
9	so	so	ADV	RB	_	10	advmod	_	_
10	forth	forth	ADV	RB	_	2	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	2	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **pack** | past | We | pencils and rulers and rubbers |  |  |  |  | vn spray-9.7-1-1 «NP V NP.theme»: agent=Agent pencil=Theme |

## Example 8 {#x8}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The pendulum of the clock swings back and forth.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:forth:x8:1
# text = The pendulum of the clock swings back and forth.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	pendulum	pendulum	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	6	nsubj	_	_
3	of	of	ADP	IN	_	5	case	_	_
4	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	clock	clock	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	2	nmod	_	_
6	swings	swing	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
7	back	back	ADV	RB	_	6	advmod	_	_
8	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	9	cc	_	_
9	forth	forth	ADV	RB	_	7	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
10	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	6	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **swing back** | present | the pendulum of the clock |  |  |  |  |  | vn calibratable\_cos-45.6.1-1 «NP.attribute V»: agent=Attribute |

## Example 9 {#x9}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Then he and Stan set forth.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:forth:x9:1
# text = Then he and Stan set forth.
1	Then	then	ADV	RB	PronType=Dem	5	advmod	_	_
2	he	he	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs	5	nsubj	_	_
3	and	and	CCONJ	CC	_	4	cc	_	_
4	Stan	Stan	PROPN	NNP	Number=Sing	2	conj	_	_
5	set	set	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
6	forth	forth	ADV	RB	_	5	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
7	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	5	punct	_	_
```

<!-- .fr -->
| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **set** | past | he |  |  |  | then | forth *property* | vn other\_cos-45.4-1 «NP.patient V»: agent=Patient |

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