stretch forth

UK/ˈstɹɛt͡ʃ ˌfɔːɹθ/Canada, US, Scotland/ˈstɹɛt͡ʃ ˌfoɹθ/Australia, New Zealand/ˈstɹet͡ʃ ˌfoːɹθ/India/ˈsʈɾɛt͡ʃ ˌfoːɾt̪/

verb

To extend/expand outward/forward.

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exsertstretch output outextendhold out
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Meanings

verbstretch forth (third-person singular simple present stretches forth, present participle stretching forth, simple past and past participle stretched forth)

present singular third person stretches forth · participle present stretching forth · participle past stretched forth · past stretched forth

  1. intransitiveTo extend/expand outward/forward.
  2. transitiveTo extend something outward/forward.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbthrust or extend out

Similar
exsertstretch output outextendhold out
Broader
gesticulategesturemotion
Also see
exsertextendhold output outstretch out

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

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APA

stretch forth. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stretch%20forth

MLA

“stretch forth.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stretch%20forth. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stretch forth,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stretch%20forth.

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