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 →

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 →
• Forthwith the other Cock came out of his corner and ruled the roost without a rival. (Aesop's Fables; a new translation) tree →
• 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 →

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, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.