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# forthwith

«forthwith» in Mova's early modern english dictionary: **at once** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### kind

archaic word

### modern equivalent

at once

### part of speech

adverb

### meaning for a pupil

immediately, without any delay. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/F/forthwith/#m1)

### how it differs from today

An old word, mostly found in formal writing today; we say at once.

### examples

- Ivan began playing on his fife, and forthwith they all fell a-dancing. (Cossack Fairy Tales and Folk Tales) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/F/forthwith/#x1)
- Forthwith the other Cock came out of his corner and ruled the roost without a rival. (Aesop's Fables; a new translation) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/F/forthwith/#x2)
- He was thankful enough to use his remaining wish to a more humble purpose, and forthwith relieved his wife of her encumbrance. (The Fairy Tales of Charles Perrault) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/F/forthwith/#x3)

### primary record

forthwith

### tests

manual 10.1; corpora 32 (Torah 0, tales 32, Sefer Yetzirah 0); EWT 0; ratio 3.6 (Torah alone 0.0); Wiktionary no archaic label

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «forthwith» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/emode/F/forthwith/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.