English Language Learners Definition of back and forth (Entry 2 of 2) : toward the back and then toward the front : backward and forward. : between two places or people. See the full definition …

With hyphens, back-and-forth is an exchange of ideas: "The back-and-forth between the director and the audience was the best part of the film screening." Definitions of back and forth adverb

Hyphenation of back-and-forth. Are you trying to hyphenate back-and-forth? Unfortunately it cannot be hyphenated because it only contains one syllable.

26/10/2021 · Does back and forth need hyphens? This adverbial phrase is good for describing any kind of to and fro movement. With hyphens, back-and-forth is an exchange of ideas: “The back-and-forth between the director and the audience was the best part of the film screening.”.

A back-and-forth is a much less productive version of a give-and-take, where people more easily reach a compromise. As an adjective, back-and-forth describes a movement from one point to another and then back to the original point, as in The audience stared at the back-and-forth movements of the hypnotist’s watch. Such a movement might be forward and backward and …

17/07/2013 · I would suggest and concur that it has a less specific meaning than 'back and forth' however this is likely the most common application. As in the example given about the sheep, I would further suggest (and I have not looked it up) that 'to' means 'near' or 'close' and 'fro' means 'far' or 'away/yonder'. Closer to 'here and there'.

20/04/2011 · When your dorsal side is opposite someone else’s, you’re standing back-to-back, and when you confront someone, you go head-to-head. This type of phrase is sometimes hyphenated in adverbial form (used in conjunction with a verb) as well as in adjectival form (preceding or following a noun): “He produced back-to-back hits throughout the decade.” “She …

29/12/2010 · Multiword Coumpounds. Multiword compounds like “right-of-way,” “back-to-back,” and “up-to-date” always include hyphens. Beware, though: “Head to toe,” although a common expression, does not appear in the dictionary with or without hyphens, so omit them (unless the phrase modifies a noun: “a head-to-toe inspection”).

25/11/2015 · Scenario #3: Never use hyphens in place of em dashes. In Number 1, you saw an example of hyphens being used in place of em dashes to offset parenthetical elements. Em dashes are used stylistically and are very versatile. In contrast to hyphens, em dashes can take the place of colons, commas, and parentheses. Examples:

25/09/2019 · Not all hyphens are coming back. No hyphen is needed in ‘first grade student,’ just as no hyphen is needed in ‘high school student,’” Froke said. “That decision stands.”