fro

CEFRC2

/fɹəʊ/

adverb

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adverb

    Backward and forward, as in the phrase to and fro.

  2. 02

    adverb

    Extra detail

    Clipping of afro (hairstyle).

Examples

  • The lion walked to and fro in its cage all day.

  • We were running to and fro.

At a glance

Sits at C2 on the CEFR scale

Senses
3
Parts of speech
1
Citations
1

Also pronounced

  • /fɹoʊ/

Deep Dive

adverb

Extra meaning

  1. From; away; back or backward.

More examples

In context

  • The preest that hawkys so, All grace is far hym fro.

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Origin

adverb

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.