forthcast

F4O1R1T1H4C3A1S1T1

verb

To cast forth; cast away.

Scrabble 17

Meanings

verbforthcast (third-person singular simple present forthcasts, present participle forthcasting, simple past and past participle forthcast or (common, but sometimes proscribed) forthcasted)

present singular third person forthcasts · participle present forthcasting · common error unknown tag participle past proscribed sometimes forthcasted · common error unknown tag past proscribed sometimes forthcasted

  1. transitiveTo cast forth; cast away.

Origin

  1. Middle Englishforthcasten
  2. Englishforthcast

From Middle English forthcasten, equivalent to forth- + cast.

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APA

forthcast. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forthcast

MLA

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Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “forthcast,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/forthcast.

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