Meaning

1 senses

  1. (obsolete)From.

Examples

22 sentences

  1. We were running to and fro.

    deWir liefen hin und her. — Zaghawa

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  2. He walked to and fro in front of her house.

    deEr ging vor dem Haus hin und her. — cost

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  3. She was walking to and fro, lost in thought.

    Вони ходила туди-сюди, занурена у свої думки. — aandrusiak

    deSie lief gedankenversunken hin und her. — Waldelfe

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  4. His eyes went to and fro.

    ruЕго глаза бегали туда-сюда. — papersaltserver

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  5. She walked restlessly to and fro.

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Origin

From Middle English fro, fra, from Old English fra (“from”), from Old Norse frá (“from”),

From Middle English fro, fra, from Old English fra (“from”), from Old Norse frá (“from”), from Proto-Germanic *fram (“from”), from Proto-Indo-European *promo- (“forth, forward”). Cognate with Scots frae (“fro, from”), Icelandic frá (“from”). More at from.

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See also

neighbours in the dictionary
frivolityfrivolousfrizzyfrogA1frolicC2
fro — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto