Definition of back-and-forth
: discussion 1, give-and-take;
also
: exchange 1
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First Known Use of back-and-forth
1941
back-and-forth Synonyms
Synonyms
argument, argumentation, colloquy, confab, confabulation, conference, consult, consultation, council, counsel, debate, deliberation, dialogue (also dialog), discussion, give-and-take, palaver, parley, talk;
Related Words
bull session, chat room, forum, meeting, powwow, roundtable, seminar, skull session (also skull practice), symposium, talkathon;
chat, conversation, rap, words;
back and forth
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.
Recent Examples of back and forth from the Web
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The comment was taken out of context – a hyperbolic back and forth with a fellow gamer who had suggested Carter had mental problems, says Carter’s attorney, Don Flanary of San Antonio.
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Because Jesus Christ Superstar is sung-through, the audience didn’t have to switch back and forth between realities.
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What's been interesting as a reporter is that he has not engaged in any kind of back and forth with Ms. Daniels in recent weeks.
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Sources say surveillance footage shows the two separate, with Suiter pacing back and forth near the entrance to the lot.
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In decades past, seasonal workers had been able to cross back and forth with relative ease.
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The Lady Wildcats switched back and forth between man-to-man coverage and a 1-2-2 zone.
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Backstage, amid the sea of seriously dark brunettes, their eyelids smoked in a matte grey-brown Nars powder to match, one redhead model is pacing back and forth.
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After Tara is arrested, the action switches rather predictably back and forth between her meltdown in prison and her brother’s frantic attempts to get her released.
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First Known Use of back and forth
1613
BACK-AND-FORTH Defined for English Language Learners
back and forth
Definition of back and forth for English Language Learners
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: toward the back and then toward the front : backward and forward
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: between two places or people
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