Fro Definition

frō
adverb
Away; backward; back.
Webster's New World
preposition
From.
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The ISO 3166-1 three-letter (alpha-3) code for the Faroe Islands.

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noun

(slang) Contraction of afro.

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Other Word Forms of Fro

Noun

Singular:
fro
Plural:
fros

Origin of Fro

  • Middle English probably from Old Norse frā per1 in Indo-European roots

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

Fro Sentence Examples

  • His whole career was taken up with marchings to and fro within the lands, first of the Eastern, then of the Western empire.

  • Hundreds of little sail-boats swung to and fro close by, and the sea was calm.

  • I guessed vaguely from my mother's signs and from the hurrying to and fro in the house that something unusual was about to happen, so I went to the door and waited on the steps.

  • This condenser is charged electrically and then suddenly discharged and violent electrical oscillations are set up in it, that is to say, electricity rushes to and fro between the antenna and the earth.

  • Her language is the purest Tuscan of the golden age of the Italian vernacular, and with spontaneous eloquence she passes to and fro between spiritual counsel, domestic advice and political guidance.

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Words Starting With

FFRFRO

Words Ending With

OROFRO

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Words Starting With F and Ending With O

Starts With F & Ends With OStarts With FR & Ends With OStarts With F & Ends With RO

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3 Letter Words3 Letter Words Starting With F3 Letter Words Ending With O