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fro

1

[ froh ]

adverb

  1. Obsolete. from; back.


'fro

2
or fro

[ froh ]

adjective

, Informal.
, plural 'fros.
  1. shortened form of Afro.

fro

1

/ frəʊ /

adverb

  1. back or from See to and fro
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fro

2

/ frəʊ /

noun

  1. short for Afro
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

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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Word History and Origins

Origin of fro1

C12: from Old Norse frā ; related to Old English fram from
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Idioms and Phrases

Idioms
  1. 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 .
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Example Sentences

The cupcake bubble has been replaced, as I documented last year, by a fro-yo bubble.

GETTING TO AND FRO: American Airlines offers nonstop flights to Madrid from New York, Miami, and Dallas.

With his slight frame and tasteful Jew-fro, Seth was the anti-heartthrob who launched a nationwide trend of “geek chic.”

There are plenty of upscale towns that may only have two or three fro-yo outlets.

Fro yo is supposed to be healthier because it has fewer calories.

Wycliffe translates the Vulgate: “And it as a modir onourid schal meete hym, and as a womman fro virgynyte schal take him.”

Five hundred of our fighting men are running to and fro between cliffs and sea carrying stones wherewith to improve our pier.

He passed to and fro in the city without the least insult being offered him by any Spaniard.

The broad veranda was shaded by a clump of tall banana-trees, swaying to and fro in the gentle breeze.

She turned back into the room and began to walk to and fro down its whole length without stopping, without resting.

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