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fro

/fɹoʊ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.32 in modern English

Syllables
fro
IPA
/fɹoʊ/
6
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

From; away; back or backward.

prep

From.

Obsolete

noun

Clipping of afro (hairstyle).

Slang

Example Sentences

  • "The preest that hawkys so, All grace is far hym fro."

Etymology

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.

Origin

Word Breakdown

Regional Pronunciation

  • American English: /fɹoʊ/
  • British English: /fɹəʊ/

Usage

Inflected Forms

fros (plural) 'fro (alternative)

Derived Forms

froward frohawk

Phrases

to and fro fro-yo

Frequently Paired Words

fro-yo

Homonyms

'fro froe frow

Rhymes With

so no so-so know go show though oh ago low although co

Questions

How do you pronounce fro?
The recorded pronunciation is /fɹoʊ/.
What does fro mean?
From; away; back or backward.
Where does fro come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

How to pronounce fro

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