fro

What should be the correct spelling of the word fro, what does it mean? What is the etymological origin of this word? In this content, you can find some sample sentences, idioms and proverbs that contain the word fro.

This word consists of 3 letters and is spelled as "F-R-O". It has 1 vowel and 2 consonants.

How do you spell fro

Typo fix for "fro"

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preposition

How to pronunciation fro: frə

What does Fro Mean?

What does fro meaning in English

1. Backward; regressively. It is only used in opposition to the word to; to and fro, 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. Spens. 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. Pope’s Odyssey.
   
2. from: not now used. They turn round like grindlestones, Which they dig out fro’ the delves, For their bairns bread, wives and selves. Ben. Johnson.

Other definitions for fro

The definition of 'fro' is: from

How many syllables does "fro" have?

Want to know how to spell fro, you will find a comprehensive answer on this topic. The word "fro consists of 1 syllables and is spelled "frə".

Synonyms for fro:

There are synonyms for 'fro'. Depending on the situation and context, the following words are also often used instead of 'fro':

away, down, hence, off, out

Some words similar to "fro"

• frog
• from
• froh
• frock
• front
• frore
• frost
• froth
• frown
• frowy

The word "fro" in works of art

Every man, according to an ancient legend, is born into the world with two bags suspended from his neck - a small bag in front full of his neighbors' faults, and a large bag behind filled with his own faults. Hence it is that men are quick to see the faults of others, and yet are often blind to their own failings.

The Queen of Spades / Alexander Pushkin

A story has no beginning or end: arbitrarily one chooses that moment of experience from which to look back or from which to look ahead.

Mohsin Hamid / The Reluctant Fundamentalist

You see, really and truly, apart from the things anyone can pick up (the dressing and the proper way of speaking, and so on), the difference between a lady and a flower girl is not how she behaves, but how she's treated.

Pygmalion / George Bernard Shaw

To do nothing is often the best course of action, but I know from personal experience how frustrating it can be.

The Crown / Peter Morgan

All that is gold does not glitter, Not all those who wander are lost; The old that is strong does not wither, Deep roots are not reached by the frost.

The Lord of the Rings / J.R.R. Tolkien

If you want to keep a secret, you must also hide it from yourself.

1984 / George Orwell

Everybody is identical in their secret unspoken belief that way deep down they are different from everyone else.

David Foster Wallace / Infinite Jest

The very first words she [Circe] said to me caused my heart to fill with courage and delight: 'Stranger, you are from far away, and surely you shall have hardships, but after suffering them, you shall reach your home.'

The Odyssey / Homer

You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view... Until you climb inside of his skin and walk around in it.

To Kill a Mockingbird / Harper Lee

I'm a realist. Where I come from, the best way to avoid disappointment is to assume the worst.

MAS*H / Larry Gelbart

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How many points in scrabble for fro

How many points is the word "fro" in Scrabble? Is "fro" a Scrabble word? Here is the letter-by-letter scoring of the Scrabble game, which is played all over the world in different languages and with different words.

The total scrabble score for the word fro is 6