adv
fro
froh
adv
1
Away, back — now used almost only in the fixed phrase "to and fro" (back and forth).
"The old rocking chair creaked to and fro."
How to Use Fro
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishOnly really used today in "to and fro", meaning back and forth.
When to use it
Archaic outside that fixed phrase.
Common pairings
to and fro
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Etymology
From Old Norse frá ("from"); a close relative of the word "from" that survived mainly in the set phrase "to and fro".