fro
adverb
from; back.
fro
1 American
[froh]
/ froʊ /
adverb
idioms
'fro
2
American
[froh]
/ froʊ /
Or
fro
adjective
Informal.
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'fros
plural
fro
1
British
/ frəʊ /
adverb
fro
2
British
/ frəʊ /
noun
fro
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Etymology
Origin of fro1
1150–1200; Middle English frō, frā < Old Norse frā from; akin to Old English fram from
Origin of 'fro2
First recorded in 1970–75; by shortening
Example Sentences
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Imagine if you’re a nominee, getting shuttled to and fro, shaking hands and making small talk.
From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 15, 2026
With domestic issues like the property sector slump persisting, more evidence of a slowdown could add to calls fro Beijing to roll out more stimulus this year.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 4, 2026
Shelters have been opened for those displaced from their homes, and helicopters were flying to and fro to bring essentials to people cut off from the rest of the world.
From Barron's ● Oct. 13, 2025
Team principal Frederic Vasseur characterises what is sometimes broadcast from the team radio as the standard to and fro between driver and engineer.
From BBC ● Jul. 1, 2025
Scraps of a waltz played by a large orchestra drifted down to the travelers on the grass, and scraps of conversation too, from the people who were walking to and fro.
From "The Book of Dust: La Belle Sauvage" by Philip Pullman
I expected to see Matt Damon rock that Sonny V 'fro and maybe the use of AI technology to recreate those big sleepy eyes – but we only get the belly.
From Salon ● Apr. 8, 2023
Drummer/vocalist Henley sported a sea-captainish double-breasted vest and a high-and-tight haircut, worlds away from the ’fro he once rocked behind the kit.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 30, 2019
He has tried wearing his hair in twists, but recently changed back to the mini ’fro.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 10, 2018
That Milligan winds up ushered to an accounting job at corporate — which frowns on the bolo ties and the ’fro — is a little too neat an irony.
From New York Times ● Dec. 14, 2015
She has a black-and-gray ’fro that her brother, a barber, used to keep trimmed for her.
From "On the Come Up" by Angie Thomas
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