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find forth

C1 formal separable transitive
In simple words

To find something and bring it out (very old-fashioned language).

Literal meaning: To find something and bring it forward.

Meanings

1 C1 idiomatic formal

(Archaic) To discover and produce or present something.

"The scholars laboured to find forth the true meaning of the ancient text."

Grammar: separable
Usage notes

Essentially obsolete in modern English. Encountered only in historical texts, early Modern English literature, or poetry. ESL learners are unlikely to need this in active use but may encounter it in classic literature.

Commonly used with

way path answer truth

Forms

Base
find forth
I/you/we/they
3rd person
finds forth
he/she/it
Past simple
found forth
yesterday
Past participle
found forth
have + pp
-ing form
finding forth
continuous

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