to and fro

Meaning

Adv

Back and forth; with a reciprocating motion.

Verb

To go back and forth; to alternate.

Adj

Pertaining to something or someone moving forward and back to the same position.

Noun

The movement (of someone or something) forward followed by a return to the same position. May refer to a concept such as an emotional state or a relationship as well as a physical thing.

Synonyms

back and forth

backward and forward

up and down

hither and thither

staggeringly

unsteadily

various

come and go

from pillar to post

go back and forth

go there and back

this way and that

journey to and fro

swayingly

backwards and forwards

directions

fro

Translations

heen en weer

جِيْئةً و ذهاباً

إِقْبالاً و إِدْباراً

aquí i allà

d’un costat a l’altre

hin und her

von Pontius zu Pilatus

vor und zurück

πέρα δώθε

πηγαιν'ελα

aller-retour

çà et là

en long et en large

va-et-vient

avanti e indietro