fro
9.9
From a place, common in old writing and speech
- adposition
- Archaic
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- She traveled fro her hometown to the bustling city every week.
Examples
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He moved fro the small town in search of a better life.
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The letter was sent fro the office to ensure it reached its destination.
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I waved it that day fro then when the beats hit bow bow I let it go.
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Jared, pull in here fro nose photo.com and that was your photo news fix.
Synonyms
9.9
To say where someone or something comes from in Scots and northern English
is an older or nonstandard form less common in modern speech
Idioms
Surface Forms
fro main
Etymology
Fro is an old English form of from, coming from the old word fram meaning 'from' or 'away'. So fro was used to show the point where something started.