Dictionary Thesaurus Word Dynamo Quotes Reference Translator Spanish

forthwith

[fawrth-with, -with, fohrth-]

Example Sentences Origin

adverb

immediately; at once; without delay: Any official accused of dishonesty should be suspended forthwith.

Origin:
1250–1300; Middle English; see forth, with

Dictionary.com Unabridged
Based on the Random House Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2012.
Cite This Source

Link To forthwith

:10

:09

:08

:07

:06

:05

:04

:03

:02

:01

Forthwith is always a great word to know.

So is interrobang. Does it mean:

a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question.

an extraordinary or unusual thing, person, or event; an exceptional example or instance.

LEARN MORE UNUSUAL WORDS WITH WORD DYNAMO...

Example Sentences

And this detailed information should be made available to the public forthwith.

Let's break down the walls of the old clubs and colleges and give them entry forthwith.

But it should not automatically mean that manned spaceflight be scrapped forthwith.

EXPAND

Collins

World English Dictionary

forthwith (ˌfɔːθˈwɪθ, -ˈwɪð)

—*adv*
	at once; immediately

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
Cite This Source

Etymonline

Word Origin & History

forthwith

c.1200 (prep); early 14c. (adv.), from forth + with. The O.E. equivalent was forð mid.

Word Dynamo By Dictionary.com

Searching for forthwith?
How many words do you actually know?

FIND OUT

Related Words

immediately instantly

presently soon

Matching Quote

"There stands a gig in the gray morning, in the mist, the impatient traveler pacing the wet shore with whip in hand, and shouting through the fog after the regardless Charon and his retreating ark, as if he might throw that passenger overboard and return forthwith for himself; he will compensate him. He is to break his fast at some unseen place on the opposite side. It may be Ledyard or the Wandering Jew. Whence, pray, did he come out of the foggy night? and wither through the sunny day will he go? We observe only his transit; important to us, forgotten by him, transiting all day."

-Henry David Thoreau

Partners:Word Bloglines Citysearch The Daily Beast Ask Answers Ask Kids Life123 Sendori Thesaurus

About Privacy Policy Terms of Use API Careers Advertise with Us Contact Us Help

forthwith

forth·with