fro

See also: Fro, FRO, fró, frø, frö, and 'fro

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): [fɹəʊ]

• Audio (AU):

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• Rhymes: -əʊ
• Homophone: froe

Etymology 1

From Middle English fro, fra, from Old English fra (“from”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old Norse frá (“from”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Germanic *fram (“from”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Indo-European *promo- (“forth, forward”). Cognate with Scots frae (“fro, from”), Icelandic frá (“from”). More at from.

Adverb

fro (not comparable)

1. (archaic) From; away; back or backward.

Usage notes

In modern English, used only in the set phrase to and fro (“back and forth”).

Derived terms

• froward
• to and fro
• enfroward

Etymology 2

Clipping of afro.

Alternative forms

• 'fro

Noun

fro (plural fros)

1. (slang) Clipping of afro (hairstyle).

Anagrams

• FOR, ORF, for, for-, orf

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Luxembourgish

Verb

fro

1. second-person singular imperative of froen

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Middle English

Adverb

fro

1. from
   • 14^th Century, Chaucer, The Canterbury Tales, The Knight's Tale

     That if I might skapen fro prisoun

     That if I can escape from prison

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Norman

Alternative forms

• froc (Guernsey)

Etymology

From (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Old French froc (“frock, a monk's gown or habit”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Frankish *hrokk (“robe, tunic”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Germanic *hrukkaz (“robe, garment, cowl”), variant of *rukkaz (“upper garment, smock, shirt”), from (deprecated template usage) [etyl] Proto-Indo-European *rug(')- (“upper clothes, shirt”).

Pronunciation

• Audio:

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  (Jersey)

Noun

fro m (plural frocs)

1. (Jersey, Guernsey) dress

Synonyms

• robe

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Novial

Preposition

1. from

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Old Saxon

Alternative forms

• fra

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *frawaz, whence also Old Norse frár (“swift”).

Adjective

frō (comparative frōworo, superlative frōwost)

1. glad

Declension

Positive forms of frō

Strong declension
gender	masculine		neuter		feminine
case	singular	plural	singular	plural	singular	plural
nominative	frō	frōe	frō	frōe	frō	frōu
accusative	frōana	frōe	frō	frōe	frōa	frōu
genitive	frōes	frōarō	frōes	frōarō	frōaro	frōarō
dative	frōumu	frōum	frōumu	frōum	frōaro	frōum
Weak declension
gender	masculine		neuter		feminine
case	singular	plural	singular	plural	singular	plural
nominative	frōo	frōu	frōa	frōu	frōa	frōu
accusative	frōun	frōun	frōa	frōun	frōun	frōun
genitive	frōun	frōonō	frōun	frōonō	frōun	frōonō
dative	frōun	frōum	frōun	frōum	frōun	frōum

Comparative forms of frō (weak only)

gender	masculine		neuter		feminine
case	singular	plural	singular	plural	singular	plural
nominative	frōworo	frōworu	frōwora	frōworu	frōwora	frōworu
accusative	frōworun	frōworun	frōwora	frōworun	frōworun	frōworun
genitive	frōworun	frōworonō	frōworun	frōworonō	frōworun	frōworonō
dative	frōworun	frōworum	frōworun	frōworum	frōworun	frōworum

Superlative forms of frō

Strong declension
gender	masculine		neuter		feminine
case	singular	plural	singular	plural	singular	plural
nominative	frōwost	frōwoste	frōwost	frōwoste	frōwost	frōwostu
accusative	frōwostana	frōwoste	frōwost	frōwoste	frōwosta	frōwostu
genitive	frōwostes	frōwostarō	frōwostes	frōwostarō	frōwostaro	frōwostarō
dative	frōwostumu	frōwostum	frōwostumu	frōwostum	frōwostaro	frōwostum
Weak declension
gender	masculine		neuter		feminine
case	singular	plural	singular	plural	singular	plural
nominative	frōwosto	frōwostu	frōwosta	frōwostu	frōwosta	frōwostu
accusative	frōwostun	frōwostun	frōwosta	frōwostun	frōwostun	frōwostun
genitive	frōwostun	frōwostonō	frōwostun	frōwostonō	frōwostun	frōwostonō
dative	frōwostun	frōwostum	frōwostun	frōwostum	frōwostun	frōwostum

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Welsh

Noun

fro

1. Soft mutation of bro.