back and forth
adverb
Simple Definition of back and forth
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: toward the back and then toward the front : backward and forward
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: between two places or people
Source: Merriam-Webster's Learner's Dictionary
Full Definition of back and forth
: backward and forward; also : between two places or persons
Examples of back and forth in a sentence
The chair rocked back and forth.
The children were shuttled back and forth between school and home.
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First Known Use of back and forth
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