Fro

Pronunciation

• RP IPA: frəʊ
• Rhymes: -əʊ
• Homophones: froe

From Middle English fro, fra, from Old English fra ("from"), from Old Norse frá ("from"), from Proto-Germanic *fram ("from"), from Proto-Indo-European *promo- ("forth, forward"). Cognate with Scots frae ("fro, from"), Icelandic frá ("from"). More at from.

Full definition of fro

Adverb

1. (archaic) From; away; back or backward. In modern English used only in the set phrase to and fro ("back and forth").

Derived terms

• froward
• to and fro
• enfroward

A shortening of afro.

Noun

1. (slang) An afro (hairstyle).

Anagrams

• for FOR
• ORF