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to go forth

to go forth

24 8.4
To leave a place and move away
  • phrasal verb
  • /ɡoʊ fɔrθ/
  • Archaic
translation icon : partir
  • Feeling inspired, she decided to go forth and explore new opportunities in her career.

Let us go forth to lead the land we love,

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Examples

  • I understand it never gets easy letting your young people go forth into the world.

  • Now that you have the skills, go forth and measure.

  • So I decided to go forth with it as someone who has seen a good deal of success with your previous work.

  • Now go forth and deliver!

  • Tomorrow the light of freedom will shine upon us - as we go forth from Egypt.

  • Certainly, we can and should all go forth into the world and be our best selves.

  • Now, clad in the armor of your new knowledge, go forth and take that course.

    Academic text (2009)
  • And that's when he felt called to go forth and spread his his message of unity, what he called the moral ABC.

  • As the sun began to rise, the travelers prepared to go forth on their journey into the mountains.

  • Once the ceremony was complete, the graduates were encouraged to go forth and make a difference in the world.

Synonyms

to go
vsto go forth
1.0

To move from one place to another, physically or in meaning

is specifically about leaving a location in a formal literary style
to leave
vsto go forth
1.0

To go away from a place, person, or group

is more formal or literary in tone than this common everyday usage
to get out
vsto go forth
1.0

Leave a place or situation

is more formal and literary, not usually conversational or urgent
to go out
vsto go forth
1.0

Leave a place to do a task, for example to help people

is broader and more formal, not tied to a separate activity or errand
to go away
vsto go forth
709 1.0

To leave a place or person and go somewhere else

is more formal and literary, often used in older or serious texts
to walk away
vsto go forth
632 3.5

Leave a person, place, or situation without taking part anymore

is more neutral and literary, not necessarily showing detachment or choice
to take off
vsto go forth
273 3.2

To leave a place quickly, often to travel somewhere else

is generally more formal and not focused on sudden or abrupt departure
to go forward
vsto go forth
211 1.0

To move ahead in place, in time, or in progress

focuses on leaving a place rather than advancing or continuing forward
to depart
vsto go forth
176 1.3

To leave a place to start a journey

is the general formal action of moving away from a location
to head out
vsto go forth
167 2.5

To leave a place to start a trip

is more formal and literary compared to this casual, everyday expression
to exit
vsto go forth
125 1.0

To go out of a place or leave a situation

is more literary and old style rather than plain procedural wording
to set out
vsto go forth
66 2.4

To begin a journey to go to another place

is broader, applying to leaving a place even without a long journey
to push off
vsto go forth
  • Informal
14 6.8

Leave a place or start a journey

is formal or literary rather than this casual slangy phrasing
to set forth
vsto go forth
3 3.9

To begin a journey to a place

refers more generally to leaving rather than specifically starting a journey
to venture forth
vsto go forth
3 6.2

To go somewhere or do something even when it is risky

is about simple leaving rather than implying risk or brave action
to egress
vsto go forth
  • Formal
1 8.9

To leave a place by going out

is more literary in style rather than strictly formal usage
to betake
vsto go forth
  • Archaic
1 9.9

To go to a place, often said in old or literary language

uses formal literary language but in a more current style
to betake oneself
vsto go forth
  • Archaic
1 9.9

To go to a place

is formal literary but usually expressed without reflexive wording
to go offski
vsto go forth
  • Slang
9.9

To leave a place suddenly, usually to go somewhere else

is formal literary and not slangy or playfully abrupt in tone

Antonyms

to stay put
  • Informal
133 2.0

Remain in the same place without moving

How Far

to travel
1.0
to go forth
  • Archaic
24 8.4
to step out
234 2.3

Surface Forms

go forth infinitive
going forth present participle
goes forth third person singular
went forth past
gone forth past participle

Morphology

go + forth

The meaning 'to leave a place and move away' is directly derivable from combining 'go' (move) with 'forth' (forward/onward). This motion verb + directional particle pattern is common cross-linguistically and, despite its slightly formal/literary register, a B1 learner who knows both constituents should be able to infer the meaning.

Etymology

Go forth creates a simple picture: go (move) and forth (out and forward), like people stepping out of a camp or through a door to travel or share news, and that's why it means 'to leave a place and move away' in a formal or literary way.