Definitions for fro
froʊfro

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. FROadverb

   Etymology: of fra, Saxon.

   1. Backward; regressively. It is only used in opposition to the word to; to and fro, backward and forward.

   The Carthaginians, in all the long Punick war, having spoiled all Spain, rooted out all that were affected to the Romans; and the Romans, having recovered that country, did cut off all that favoured the Carthaginians: so betwixt them both, to and fro, there was scarce a native Spaniard left. Edmund Spenser.

   As when a heap of gather’d thorns is cast,
   Now to, now fro, before th’ autumnal blast,
   Together clung, it rolls around the field. Alexander Pope, Odyssey.

   2. It is a contraction of from: not now used.

   They turn round like grindlestones,
   Which they dig out fro’ the delves,
   For their bairns bread, wives and selves. Ben Jonson.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Froadverb

   from; away; back or backward; -- now used only in opposition to the word to, in the phrase to and fro, that is, to and from. See To and fro under To

2. Fro

   from

3. Etymology: [OE. fra, fro, adv. & prep., Icel. fr, akin to Dan. fra from, E. from. See From.]

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Fro

   frō, adv. from: back or backward.—prep. (obs.) from. [A shortened form of from; but perh. directly derived from Ice. frá, from.]

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1. FRO

   What does FRO stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the FRO acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

MythologyRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Fro

   The Scandinavian god of tempests and winds.

Anagrams for fro »

1. for FOR

2. ORF

3. for

How to pronounce fro?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say fro in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of fro in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of fro in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of fro in a Sentence

1. Economy Minister Peter Altmaier:

   The next few days will bring clarity, if the impression arises that there is to-ing and fro-ing, it would damage trust in politics and harm the peoples' willingness to be disciplined and to cooperate.

2. Laura Beyer:

   My thought is if those of us who care for others would simply' keep an eye on' children as we drive to and fro, they would be safe nonetheless, if you see a child walking and he or she is being approached by what seems to be a stranger, pull to the side of the road and ask if he or she is OK.

3. Economy Minister Peter Altmaier:

   If the impression arises that there is to-ing and fro-ing, it would damage trust in politics and harm the peoples' willingness to be disciplined and to cooperate.

4. Winston Churchill:

   Dictators ride to and fro upon tigers which they dare not dismount.

5. Erik Pevernagie:

   The excessive speed of mundialization, the exacting demands of the God of consumerism and the to-and-fro swinging, from one period to another and from one domain to another, cause inner heartaches. People feel like individuals “with no sense of belonging” and characters "without qualities”. ( "The church was no longer in the middle" )

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References

1. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=fro
2. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fro
3. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=fro
4. ^ Mythology
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/42474/pg42474-images.html#:~:text=fro