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- [bak and fawrth, fohrth]
- /bæk ænd fɔrθ, foʊrθ/
- /bæk ənd fɔːθ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [bak and fawrth, fohrth]
- /bæk ænd fɔrθ, foʊrθ/
Definitions of back and forth words
- phrase back and forth If someone moves back and forth, they repeatedly move in one direction and then in the opposite direction. 3
- noun back and forth to and fro 3
- noun back and forth from side to side 3
- adjective back and forth moving forward and backward; to-and-fro 3
- adjective back and forth situated at or in the rear: at the back door; back fence. 1
- adjective back and forth far away or removed from the front or main area, position, or rank; remote: back settlements. 1
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Origin of back and forth
First appearance:
before 1605 One of the 40% oldest English words
First recorded in 1605-15
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Parts of speech for Back and forth
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
back and forth popularity
This term is known only to a narrow circle of people with rare knowledge. Only 29% of English native speakers know the meaning of this word.
According to our data about 64% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
back and forth usage trend in Literature
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adv back and forth
- seesaw — a recreation in which two children alternately ride up and down while seated at opposite ends of a plank balanced at the middle.
- to and fro — back-and-forth: to-and-fro motion.
- vacillating — not resolute; wavering; indecisive; hesitating: an ineffectual, vacillating person.
- alternating — happening in succession
- from pillar to post — an upright shaft or structure, of stone, brick, or other material, relatively slender in proportion to its height, and of any shape in section, used as a building support, or standing alone, as for a monument: Gothic pillars; a pillar to commemorate Columbus.
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