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