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fro

1

[ froh ]

adverb

  1. Obsolete. from; back.


'fro

2
or fro

[ froh ]

adjective

, Informal.
, plural 'fros.
  1. shortened form of Afro.

fro

1

/ frəʊ /

adverb

  1. back or from See to and fro
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fro

2

/ frəʊ /

noun

  1. short for Afro
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

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
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Word History and Origins

Origin of fro1

C12: from Old Norse frā ; related to Old English fram from
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Idioms and Phrases

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

    The trees were swaying to and fro in the wind.

More idioms and phrases containing fro

see to and fro .
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Example Sentences

She’s a hairstylist, so my whole life I had braids or a fro.

She bustled to and fro, greeting regulars with gruff warmth.

The complaint also said Dervish was barred fro school property and he had been the subject of several reports of harassment and threats to staff members working at Harshbarger.

“Viv Ansanm manje li!” they chanted loudly in Haitian Creole as they walked to and fro, the coffin swaying gently with their 16-year-old friend inside.

A severed hose dribbling water as it twitches to and fro is our first clue as to the effect the fibers are going to have when they make contact with human bodies.

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