back and forth
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See also: back-and-forth
English
[edit]Alternative forms
[edit]Adverb
[edit]back and forth (not comparable)
Coordinate terms
[edit]Translations
[edit]from one place to another and back again
See also
[edit]Adjective
[edit]back and forth (not comparable)
- Going from one place or position to another and back again.
- The back and forth movement of the tide causes erosion of the coastline.
Translations
[edit]going from one place to another and back again
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Noun
[edit]back and forth (countable and uncountable, plural back and forths)
- 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.
- 2009, Dorothy Rich with Beverly Mattox, Megaskills for Babies, Toddlers, and Beyond: Building Your Child's Happiness, page 43:
- Roll the ball to your child, who then rolls it back to you. After a few back-and-forths, roll the ball to a nearby corner of the room or other hiding place.
- Negotiations or discussions (not necessarily fruitful) between two or more parties; a dialog.
- 1895, United States Congress, “Congressional serial set”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name), volume 11214, page 718:
- There's some back and forth between Simpson and his CIA counterparts and, in essence, the CIA says that you must ship all of the quantities requested.
- 2014 October 27, Taylor Swift, Imogen Heap, “Clean (Taylor's Version)”, in 1989 (Taylor's Version)[1], performed by Taylor Swift, published 2023 October 27:
- It was months and months of back and forth, ah-ah, ah-ah
You're still all over me like a wine-stained dress I can't wear anymore
Synonyms
[edit]- (negotiations): tug of war
Translations
[edit]movement (of someone or something) forward followed by a return to the same position
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