fro

¹ American  

[froh] / froʊ /

adverb

1. Obsolete. from; back.

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idioms

1. to and fro, alternating from one place to another; back and forth.

   The trees were swaying to and fro in the wind.

'fro ² American  

[froh] / froʊ /

Or fro

adjective

Informal.

plural

'fros

1. shortened form of Afro.

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fro ¹ British  

/ frəʊ /

adverb

1. back or from See to and fro

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fro ² British  

/ frəʊ /

noun

1. short for Afro

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fro More Idioms  

1. see to and 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

The autumn operation exposed flaws too: The land couldn’t accommodate all the vehicles, said Lemmermann, and it consisted of noncontiguous plots, forcing Rheinmetall to bus soldiers to and fro.

From The Wall Street Journal

Her hard landing made the branch sway to and fro, but she had sea legs enough to manage it, after all the traveling she had done.

From Literature

When it finally came time to leave, Madame Babushkinov swirled her fur cape to and fro like a matador to coax her three older children to the door.

From Literature

She carried a frilly parasol against the sun, and twirled it to and fro in irritation.

From Literature

The howl of pain came from the back nursery, where Penelope found Cassiopeia in her bed, whimpering and thrashing to and fro.

From Literature