“and fro”

The following 4 entries include the term and fro.

to-and-fro

noun

: activity involving alternating movement in opposite directions

to-and-fro

adjective

: forward and backward

to and fro

adverb

: from one place to another

to-ing and fro-ing

noun

: a passing back and forth


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