back and forth
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back and forth
adv.
1. Backward and forward; to and fro: went back and forth in the rocking chair.
2. From side to side: paced back and forth across the room.
back′-and-forth′ n. & adj.
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Translations
ذهابا وإيابا، إقبالا وإدبارا
sem a tamtam a zpět
frem og tilbage
edestakaisin
amo-tamo
oda-vissza
fram og aftur
ileri geri
forth
(foːθ) adverb forward; onward. They went forth into the desert.
back and forth first in one direction and then in the other; backwards and forwards. We had to go back and forth many times before we moved all our furniture to the new house.
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