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back-and-forth

back-and-forth
B b

Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [bak and fawrth, fohrth]
    • /bæk ænd fɔrθ, foʊrθ/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [bak and fawrth, fohrth]
    • /bæk ænd fɔrθ, foʊrθ/

Definitions of back-and-forth word

  • adjective back-and-forth backward and forward; side to side; to and fro: a back-and-forth shuttling of buses to the stadium; the back-and-forth movement of a clock's pendulum. 1
  • noun back-and-forth unresolved argument or discussion. 1
  • noun back-and-forth Alternative spelling of back and forth. 0

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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

Historical Comparancy

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 most of word are more popular. This word is almost not used. It has a much more popular synonym.

Synonyms for back-and-forth

noun back-and-forth

  • interplay — reciprocal relationship, action, or influence: the interplay of plot and character.

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