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  Forth \Forth\, v.[AS. for[eth], fr. for akin to D. voort, G.
     fort [root]78. See Fore, For, and cf. Afford,
     Further, adv.]
     1. Forward; onward in time, place, or order; in advance from
        a given point; on to end; as, from that day forth; one,
        two, three, and so forth.
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              Lucas was Paul's companion, at the leastway from the
              sixteenth of the Acts forth.          --Tyndale.
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              From this time forth, I never will speak word.
                                                    --Shak.
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              I repeated the Ave Maria; the inquisitor bad me say
              forth; I said I was taught no more.   --Strype.
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     2. Out, as from a state of concealment, retirement,
        confinement, nondevelopment, or the like; out into notice
        or view; as, the plants in spring put forth leaves.
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              When winter past, and summer scarce begun,
              Invites them forth to labor in the sun. --Dryden.
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     3. Beyond a (certain) boundary; away; abroad; out.
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              I have no mind of feasting forth to-night. --Shak.
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     4. Throughly; from beginning to end. [Obs.] --Shak.
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     And so forth, Back and forth, From forth. See under
        And, Back, and From.
  
     Forth of, Forth from, out of. [Obs.] --Shak.
  
     To bring forth. See under Bring.
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  Back \Back\, adv. [Shortened from aback.]
     1. In, to, or toward, the rear; as, to stand back; to step
        back.
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     2. To the place from which one came; to the place or person
        from which something is taken or derived; as, to go back
        for something left behind; to go back to one's native
        place; to put a book back after reading it.
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     3. To a former state, condition, or station; as, to go back
        to private life; to go back to barbarism.
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     4. (Of time) In times past; ago. ``Sixty or seventy years
        back.'' --Gladstone.
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     5. Away from contact; by reverse movement.
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              The angel of the Lord . . . came, and rolled back
              the stone from the door.              --Matt.
                                                    xxviii. 2.
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     6. In concealment or reserve; in one's own possession; as, to
        keep back the truth; to keep back part of the money due to
        another.
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     7. In a state of restraint or hindrance.
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              The Lord hath kept thee back from honor. --Numb.
                                                    xxiv. 11.
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     8. In return, repayment, or requital.
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              What have I to give you back?         --Shak.
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     9. In withdrawal from a statement, promise, or undertaking;
        as, he took back the offensive words.
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     10. In arrear; as, to be back in one's rent. [Colloq.]
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     Back and forth, backwards and forwards; to and fro.
  
     To go back on, to turn back from; to abandon; to betray;
        as, to go back on a friend; to go back on one's
        professions. [Colloq.]
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  Back \Back\, adv. [Shortened from aback.]
     1. In, to, or toward, the rear; as, to stand back; to step
        back.
  
     2. To the place from which one came; to the place or person
        from which something is taken or derived; as, to go back
        for something left behind; to go back to one's native
        place; to put a book back after reading it.
  
     3. To a former state, condition, or station; as, to go back
        to private life; to go back to barbarism.
  
     4. (Of time) In times past; ago. ``Sixty or seventy years
        back.'' --Gladstone.
  
     5. Away from contact; by reverse movement.
  
              The angel of the Lord . . . came, and rolled back
              the stone from the door.              --Matt. xxvii.
                                                    2.
  
     6. In concealment or reserve; in one's own possession; as, to
        keep back the truth; to keep back part of the money due to
        another.
  
     7. In a state of restraint or hindrance.
  
              The Lord hath kept thee back from honor. --Numb.
                                                    xxiv. 11.
  
     8. In return, repayment, or requital.
  
              What have I to give you back!         --Shak.
  
     9. In withdrawal from a statement, promise, or undertaking;
        as, he took back0 the offensive words.
  
     10. In arrear; as, to be back in one's rent. [Colloq.]
  
     Back and forth, backwards and forwards; to and fro.
  
     To go back on, to turn back from; to abandon; to betray;
        as, to go back on a friend; to go back on one's
        professions. [Colloq.]

  Forth \Forth\, v.[AS. for[eth], fr. for akin to D. voort, G.
     fort [root]78. See Fore, For, and cf. Afford,
     Further, adv.]
     1. Forward; onward in time, place, or order; in advance from
        a given point; on to end; as, from that day forth; one,
        two, three, and so forth.
  
              Lucas was Paul's companion, at the leastway from the
              sixteenth of the Acts forth.          --Tyndale.
  
              From this time forth, I never will speak word.
                                                    --Shak.
  
              I repeated the Ave Maria; the inquisitor bad me say
              forth; I said I was taught no more.   --Strype.
  
     2. Out, as from a state of concealment, retirement,
        confinement, nondevelopment, or the like; out into notice
        or view; as, the plants in spring put forth leaves.
  
              When winter past, and summer scarce begun, Invites
              them forth to labor in the sun.       --Dryden.
  
     3. Beyond a (certain) boundary; away; abroad; out.
  
              I have no mind of feasting forth to-night. --Shak.
  
     4. Throughly; from beginning to end. [Obs.] --Shak.
  
     And so forth, Back and forth, From forth. See under
        And, Back, and From.
  
     Forth of, Forth from, out of. [Obs.] --Shak.
  
     To bring forth. See under Bring.

  back and forth
       adv : moving from one place to another and back again; "he
             traveled back and forth between Los Angeles and New
             York" [syn: backward and forward, to and fro]

  back and forth
     a.
     Going from one place or position to another and back again.
     adv.
     From one place to another and back again.
     alt.
     From one place to another and back again.
     n.
     The movement (of someone or something) forward followed by a return
  to the same position. May refer to a concept such as an emotional state
  or a relationship as well as a physical thing.

  back and forth
     a.
     Going from one place or position to another and back again.
     adv.
     From one place to another and back again.
     alt.
     From one place to another and back again.
     n.
     The movement (of someone or something) forward followed by a return
  to the same position. May refer to a concept such as an emotional state
  or a relationship as well as a physical thing.

  back and forth
     a.
     Going from one place or position to another and back again.
     adv.
     From one place to another and back again.
     alt.
     From one place to another and back again.
     n.
     The movement (of someone or something) forward followed by a return
  to the same position. May refer to a concept such as an emotional state
  or a relationship as well as a physical thing.

  back and forth
     a.
     Going from one place or position to another and back again.
     adv.
     From one place to another and back again.
     alt.
     From one place to another and back again.
     n.
     The movement (of someone or something) forward followed by a return
  to the same position. May refer to a concept such as an emotional state
  or a relationship as well as a physical thing.

  back and forth
     Engelska adv.
     fram och tillbaka

  back and forth /bˈak and fˈɔːθ/ 
  напред-назад
  from one place to another and back again

  back and forth /bˈak and fˈɔːθ/
  tam a zpět

  back and forth /bˈak and fˈɔːθ/
  dozadu a dopředu

  back and forth /bˈak and fˈɔːθ/
  auf und ab, hin und her, vor und zurück

  back and forth /bˈak and fˈɔːθ/
  
  πάνω κάτω

  back and forth /bˈak and fˈɔːθ/ 
  edestakainen
  going from one place to another and back again

  back and forth /bˈak and fˈɔːθ/ 
  edestakaisin
  from one place to another and back again

  back and forth /bˈak and fˈɔːθ/ 
  edestakainen liike
  movement (of someone or something) forward followed by a return to the same position

  back and forth /bˈak and fˈɔːθ/
  1. ide-oda
  2. oda-vissza
  3. elôre-hátra

  back and forth /bˈak and fˈɔːθ/ 
  行ったり来たり
  from one place to another and back again

  back and forth /bˈak and fˈɔːθ/ 
  行ったり来たり
  movement (of someone or something) forward followed by a return to the same position

  back and forth /bækændfɔːθ/
  para lá e para cá

  back and forth /bˈak and fˈɔːθ/ 
  fram och tillbaka
  from one place to another and back again

  33 Moby Thesaurus words for "back and forth":
     alternate, alternately, back-and-forth, backward and forward,
     backwards and forwards, capriciously, changeably, desultorily,
     erratically, hitch and hike, in and out, inconstantly,
     mutatis mutandis, off and on, on and off, reciprocal, reciprocally,
     reciprocative, ride and tie, round and round, seesaw, shuttlewise,
     sine wave, to and fro, to-and-fro, uncertainly, unsteadfastly,
     unsteadily, up and down, up-and-down, variably, vice versa,
     waveringly
  
  

  (前后)来回地，往返

     来来往往地,来回,反复