Adverb a flow of lava bursting forth from the earth The snow is gone and the flowers are ready to spring forth. He went forth to spread the news. She stretched forth her hands in prayer.
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Adverb
About 40 minutes later, the affidavit states, the footage shows the two running back and forth between the main residence and a detached garage before fleeing around 2:50 a.m. Julian Mark, Washington Post, 9 Sep. 2022 Another video shows the children running back and forth in the parking lot before the gunman pulls up in a black car, slips through the front door of the auto parts store and opens fire. Stephanie Pagones, Fox News, 9 Sep. 2022 What followed was Robinson and Hyland running back and forth across the house. Kelly Wynne, Peoplemag, 7 Sep. 2022 Nurses and therapists in identical scrubs walk back and forth, tending to bandaged individuals who recently had their lives altered in an instant.AZCentral.com, 4 Aug. 2022 Big picture: Don't expect the NBER to settle the back-and-forth any time soon. Julia Horowitz, CNN, 25 July 2022 There were eight lead changes in the Cup series race, and the majority came in a dramatic back-and-forth final stage. Jayna Bardahl, BostonGlobe.com, 18 July 2022 After a back-and-forth third set, the pair went to the tiebreaker and Tan was able to hold on and defeat Williams. Natasha Dye, PEOPLE.com, 28 June 2022 And yet the Giants came away with a 12-10 win in the back-and-forth scorefest, continuing to add on throughout, bucking their recent trend of managing little or nothing late. Susan Slusser, San Francisco Chronicle, 21 June 2022 See More
Word History
Etymology
Adverb and Preposition
Middle English, from Old English; akin to Old English for
First Known Use
Adverb
before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1