to and fro

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Meaning · English

moving back and forth

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

di chuyển tới lui

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Literally: swinging from one side to the other
Where it’s used: Used Widespread English

Examples

We were running to and fro.Chúng tôi đã chạy đi chạy lại.

Tatoeba sentence #23290 (CC BY 2.0 FR, tatoeba.org, retrieved 2026-07-31)

Sources & notes

Listed on Wikipedia “Irreversible binomial” (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-07-29). Definition drafted by AI (@cf/meta/llama-3.3-70b-instruct-fp8-fast) and auto-approved by rule on 2026-07-30; pending editor spot-check.

Common questions

What does “to and fro” mean?

moving back and forth Literally: swinging from one side to the other

Is “to and fro” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.