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back and forth

2 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. back and forth (adverb)
  2. back-and-forth (noun)

back and forth

adv

Definition of BACK AND FORTH

: backward and forward; also : between two places or persons
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Examples of BACK AND FORTH

  1. The chair rocked back and forth.
  2. The children were shuttled back and forth between school and home.

First Known Use of BACK AND FORTH

1613

Rhymes with BACK AND FORTH

and so forth

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