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fro

[ froh ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

adverb

'fro

or fro

[ froh ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

, Informal.

, plural 'fros.

fro

/ frəʊ /

fro

/ frəʊ /

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

Origin of fro¹

C12: from Old Norse frā ; related to Old English fram from

to and fro, alternating from one place to another; back and forth:
The trees were swaying to and fro in the wind.

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