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1. forth, adv., prep., and n. View full entry a700
...Of movement or direction: Forwards; opposed to backwards. Obs. exc. in back and forth, now only U.S. (? or dial.) = ‘backwards and forwards’....
2. in, prep.2 View full entry a1387
...in abˈsentia, in (his, her, or their) absence....
3. passing, adj., prep., and adv. View full entry 1340
...Of time, or things bound or measured by time: that passes away or elapses; that is in the process of passing away; transient, fleeting; ephemeral....
4. south, adv., adj., n., and prep. View full entry eOE
...In the direction of the part of the horizon on the right-hand side of a person facing the rising sun; towards or in the direction of the point or pole on the...
5. through, prep. and adv. View full entry a700
...From one end, side, or surface to the other or opposite end, side, or surface of (a body or a space) by passing within it; usually implying into, at one end, side,...
