Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

back and fore

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.52 in modern English

Syllables
back- and -fore
IPA
23
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
3
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

Back and forth; from one place to another and back again.

Questions

What does back and fore mean?
Back and forth; from one place to another and back again.

How to pronounce back and fore

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