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fro

1 American  
[froh] / froʊ /

adverb

  1. Obsolete. from; back.

idioms

  1. to and fro, alternating from one place to another; back and forth.

    The trees were swaying to and fro in the wind.
'fro 2 American  
[froh] / froʊ /
Or fro

adjective

Informal.

plural

'fros

  1. shortened form of Afro.

fro 1 British  
/ frəʊ /

adverb

  1. back or from See to and fro

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fro 2 British  
/ frəʊ /

noun

  1. short for Afro

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fro More Idioms  

  1. see to and fro.

Etymology

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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