fro
adverb
from; back.
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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
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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 ● Nov. 27, 2025
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
She’s a hairstylist, so my whole life I had braids or a fro.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 18, 2024
"There's still a long way to go and I'm sure it'll be to and fro between now and the very last game," he said.
From BBC ● Feb. 17, 2024
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 "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood
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
He moved recently, and now her ’fro is all over the place.
From "On the Come Up" by Angie Thomas
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