Backward+and+forward

  • 31Forward — may refer to: * Relative direction, where forward is the opposite of backward * Forward , the motto of the State of Wisconsin * Forward , the motto of the City of Birmingham * Forward contract, an agreement to buy or sell an asset at a pre agreed …

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  • 32to-and-fro — I. | ̷ ̷ ̷ ̷| ̷ ̷ noun ( s) Etymology: from the adverb phrase to and fro 1. a. : fluctuation, vacillation …

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  • 33To and again — To To (?, emphatic or alone, ?, obscure or unemphatic), prep. [AS. t[=o]; akin to OS. & OFries. t[=o], D. toe, G. zu, OHG. zuo, zua, z[=o], Russ. do, Ir. & Gael. do, OL. do, du, as in endo, indu, in, Gr. ?, as in ? homeward. [root]200. Cf. {Too} …

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  • 34To and fro — To To (?, emphatic or alone, ?, obscure or unemphatic), prep. [AS. t[=o]; akin to OS. & OFries. t[=o], D. toe, G. zu, OHG. zuo, zua, z[=o], Russ. do, Ir. & Gael. do, OL. do, du, as in endo, indu, in, Gr. ?, as in ? homeward. [root]200. Cf. {Too} …

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  • 35To-and-fro — To To (?, emphatic or alone, ?, obscure or unemphatic), prep. [AS. t[=o]; akin to OS. & OFries. t[=o], D. toe, G. zu, OHG. zuo, zua, z[=o], Russ. do, Ir. & Gael. do, OL. do, du, as in endo, indu, in, Gr. ?, as in ? homeward. [root]200. Cf. {Too} …

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  • 36To come and go — Come Come, v. i. [imp. {Came}; p. p. {Come}; p. pr & vb. n. {Coming}.] [OE. cumen, comen, AS. cuman; akin to OS.kuman, D. komen, OHG. queman, G. kommen, Icel. koma, Sw. komma, Dan. komme, Goth. giman, L. venire (gvenire), Gr. ? to go, Skr. gam.… …

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  • 37Backward masking — has several meanings: *The original meaning of the term, in psychoacoustics, refers to temporal masking of quiet sounds that occur moments before a louder sound. *A similar meaning, in use in cognitive psychology, refers to a phenomenon wherein… …

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  • 38to and fro — (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. seesaw, zigzag, back and forth, backward and forward, backwards and forwards, in and out, up and down, from side to side, from pillar to post, off and on, round and round, hitch and hike, forward and back, like buckets in …

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  • 39backward-looking — adj using the methods and ideas of the past rather than modern ones used to show disapproval ≠ ↑forward looking ▪ Darwin transformed a backward looking organisation into a respected art school …

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  • 40forward-looking — forward .looking adj planning for and thinking about the future in a positive way, especially by being willing to use modern methods or ideas →↑backward looking ▪ a forward looking Russian statesman …

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