Definition of Give forth

1. Verb. Give out (breath or an odor). "The chimney exhales a thick smoke"

Exact synonyms: Emanate, Exhale
Generic synonyms: Breathe, Emit, Pass Off
Derivative terms: Emanation, Emanation, Exhalation

Definition of Give forth

1. Verb. (transitive) To emit or release something. ¹

2. Verb. (transitive) To give off an emanation. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Lexicographical Neighbors of Give Forth

give against
give an eye-tooth
give and take
give as good as one gets
give away
give away the store
give back
give birth
give by
give care
give chase
give cry
give curry
give ear
give forth
give heed
give him enough rope and he'll hang himself
give hostage to fortune
give in
give into
give it a shot
give it a try
give it a whirl
give it one's best shot
give it some welly
give it the deep six
give it the gun
give it up

Literary usage of Give forth

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Works of George Fox by George Fox (1831)
"Wherefore I was moved to give forth the following expostulation to be spread amongst people, to show them how contrary they acted therein to the apostles' ..."

2. The Edinburgh Review by Sydney Smith (1869)
"... an Italian this would be delightful—some are rather fishy; others resemble tainted meat. Some, as our common mushroom, give forth an odour which ..."

3. Merchants' Magazine and Commercial Review by William B. Dana (1855)
"The bowels of the earth will give forth their rich treasures, and the industry, ingenuity, and enterprise of our citizens will turn them into a thousand ..."

4. The Encyclopaedia Britannica: A Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, and General by Thomas Spencer Baynes (1888)
"... drawing on any external source of energy, or a machine which in every complete cycle of its operation will give forth more energy than it has absorbed. ..."

5. The American Sportsman: Containing Hints to Sportsmen, Notes on Shooting by Elisha Jarrett Lewis, George G. White (1863)
"It is not always prudent to follow birds immediately into a thick covert overgrown with rank underbrush, as they will give forth a better odor in ten, ..."

6. Valentine's Manual of Old New Yorkby New York (N.Y.). Common Council by New York (N.Y.). Common Council (1916)
"In cadence with his bell, would he give forth songs of various burdens, slow, fast, and with and without chorus. He was regarded as the best and vagrant ..."

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