"to-and-fro" meaning in All languages combined

See to-and-fro on Wiktionary

Adjective [English]

Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} to-and-fro (not comparable)
  1. Alternative spelling of to and fro Tags: alt-of, alternative, not-comparable Alternative form of: to and fro
    Sense id: en-to-and-fro-en-adj-x320rdqy Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 33 33

Noun [English]

Forms: to-and-fros [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} to-and-fro (plural to-and-fros)
  1. Alternative spelling of to and fro Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: to and fro
    Sense id: en-to-and-fro-en-noun-x320rdqy Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 33 33

Verb [English]

Forms: to-and-fros [present, singular, third-person], to-and-froing [participle, present], to-and-froed [participle, past], to-and-froed [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb}} to-and-fro (third-person singular simple present to-and-fros, present participle to-and-froing, simple past and past participle to-and-froed)
  1. Alternative spelling of to and fro Tags: alt-of, alternative Alternative form of: to and fro
    Sense id: en-to-and-fro-en-verb-x320rdqy Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 33 33 33

Inflected forms

Download JSON data for to-and-fro meaning in All languages combined (2.2kB)

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