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English adverb: backward and forward

1. backward and forward moving from one place to another and back again


SamplesHe traveled back and forth between Los Angeles and New York.
The treetops whipped to and fro in a frightening manner.
The old man just sat on the porch and rocked back and forth all day.


Synonymsback and forth, to and fro









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