Meanings
verbcome forth (third-person singular simple present comes forth, present participle coming forth, simple past came forth, past participle come forth)
present singular third person comes forth · participle present coming forth · past came forth
- intransitiveTo volunteer to provide something.
Betty came forth with verification of his claims.
Synonyms & antonyms
verbTo move forward and into view, to emerge, to appear.
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Origin
Analytic form of the earlier forthcome.
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come forth. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/come%20forth
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“come forth.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/come%20forth. Accessed November 2, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “come forth,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/come%20forth.
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