fro
- Obsolete. from; back.
- to and fro, alternating from one place to another; back and forth: The trees were swaying to and fro in the wind.
Origin of fro
'fro
or fro
- Afro.
Origin of 'fro
Related Words for fro
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Contemporary Examples of fro
GETTING TO AND FRO: American Airlines offers nonstop flights to Madrid from New York, Miami, and Dallas.
Fro yo is supposed to be healthier because it has fewer calories.
The miner does that journey to and fro, and sandwiched in between there are seven and a half hours of savage work.
His anti-choice credentials—critical to the religious right—have swayed to and fro like the autumn leaves in New England.
Her trademark long blond bangs strike out at odd angles, whirling to and fro as she speaks.
Historical Examples of fro
The Mastodon rocked to and fro on his huge feet, embarrassedly.
The Trail BookMary Austin
Now—there stood the wall, there stood the ash-trees and their tops were waving to and fro.
What Sami Sings with the BirdsJohanna Spyri
The whole current of the company's traffic to and fro passed under my eye.
In the ValleyHarold Frederic
There was a great passing to and fro in Vicksburg, but its lights were dim.
The Rock of ChickamaugaJoseph A. Altsheler
You had better not come to and fro, but wait till you hear from me.'
The Life And Adventures Of Nicholas NicklebyCharles Dickens
fro
1- back or fromSee to and fro
Word Origin for fro
fro
2'fro
- short for Afro
Word Origin and History for fro
"away, backwards," c.1200, North English and Scottish dialectal fra, Midlands dialect fro, from Old Norse fra "from" (see from).
Idioms and Phrases with fro
fro
see to and fro.