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fro
1[ froh ]
adverb
- Obsolete. from; back.
'fro
2[ froh ]
adjective
- shortened form of Afro.
fro
1/ frəʊ /
adverb
- back or from See to and fro
fro
2/ frəʊ /
noun
- short for Afro
Word History and Origins
Origin of fro1
Origin of fro2
Word History and Origins
Origin of fro1
Idioms and Phrases
- 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 .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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