Standard Lemma guide

fro

adv · noun · prep · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

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  • Received-Pronunciation: /fɹəʊ/
  • General-American: /fɹoʊ/
  • Australia: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.
  • rhymes with -əʊ
  • homophone: 'fro
  • homophone: froe
  • CMU ARPABET: F R OW1 Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

adv

Meaning 1

From; away; back or backward.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Qualifier: archaic on its own

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Meaning relationships

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2

noun

Meaning 2

Clipping of afro (hairstyle).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: abbreviation, alt-of, clipping, slang

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3

prep

Meaning 3

From.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: obsolete

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History

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.

Clipping of afro.