Fro
[frəʊ] or [fro]
Definition
(adv.) From; away; back or backward; -- now used only in opposition to the word to, in the phrase to and fro, that is, to and from. See To and fro under To.
(prep.) From.
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Definition
adv. from: back or backward.—prep. (obs.) from.
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Examples
- She spoke so modestly and softly and her trembling hand expressed such agitation as it moved to and fro upon the silent notes! Charles Dickens. Bleak House.
- Many people were moving to and fro, most of them muffled in their coats and cravats. Arthur Conan Doyle. The Return of Sherlock Holmes.
- Mr. Spenlow and I falling into this conversation, prolonged it and our saunter to and fro, until we diverged into general topics. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- She noiselessly paced to and fro the carpeted floor, her head drooped, her hands folded. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- Her last words were, Give her my affectionate respects; and keep father fro' drink. Elizabeth Cleghorn Gaskell. North and South.
- Once in the line, and there's lots of 'em plying to and fro, so the chances are we'd soon be picked up. Fergus Hume. The Island of Fantasy.
- My aunt was restless, too, for I frequently heard her walking to and fro. Charles Dickens. David Copperfield.
- She sat down in her little rocking-chair before the fire, swaying thoughtfully to and fro. Harriet Beecher Stowe. Uncle Tom's Cabin.
- By degrees, the shutters were opened; the window-blinds were drawn up; and people began passing to and fro. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
- She rocked herself to and fro; caught her throat; and, uttering a gurgling sound, gasped for breath. Charles Dickens. Oliver Twist.
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