back and forth
US /bæk ənd fɔrθ/
・UK /bæk ænd fɔ:θ/
A1
adv.AdverbMoving first in one direction and then in the opposite direction.
She rocked the baby back and forth.
adj.AdjectiveInvolving mutual exchange or communication.
The negotiations involved a lot of back and forth discussion.
n.NounMovement from one place to another and back again.
The back and forth of the pendulum was mesmerizing.
n.NounArgument or discussion involving repeated exchanges of views.
There was a lot of back and forth about the budget before they finally agreed.
phr.PhraseMoving first in one direction and then in the opposite direction.
She rocked the baby back and forth to soothe it.
phr.PhraseIn or into reciprocal communication or action.
They argued back and forth about the details of the contract.
adj.AdjectiveCharacterized by alternating or reciprocal action or movement.
There was a back and forth argument about who was right.
adj.AdjectiveCharacterized by indecision or vacillation.
The decision-making process was a back-and-forth affair, with many revisions.
n.NounThe process of making offers and counteroffers.
The negotiation involved a lot of back and forth before a deal was reached.
adv.AdverbCharacterized by alternating or reciprocal action, movement, or change.
The negotiations went back and forth for weeks before an agreement was reached.
n.NounAn exchange of ideas, arguments, or messages.
The negotiation involved a lot of back and forth before the contract was finalized.
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The First Presidential Debate: Hillary Clinton And Donald Trump (Full Debate) | NBC News
- BACK AND FORTH ON
BACK AND FORTH ON
I Hate High Heels
- My ankles wobble back and forth; I lose all capabilities of balancing.
My ankles wobble back and forth; I lose all capabilities of balancing.
- My ankles wobble back and forth, I lose all capability of balancing,
My ankles wobble back and forth, I lose all capability of balancing,
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- So when you insert a chip card into a reader, there's a few back and forths in that communication whereas in contactless, there's just fewer back and forth.
So when you insert a chip card into a reader, there's a few back and forths in that communication whereas in contactless, there's just fewer back and forth.
- It was just built as a more efficient, more streamlined, only the bare necessities kind of information being passed back and forth.
It was just built as a more efficient, more streamlined, only the bare necessities kind of information being passed back and forth.
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- We sort of switch back and forth.
We sort of switch back and forth.
- Recent studies have found that bilingual children, those that speak two languages fluently, are more adept at switching back and forth between such images than monolingual children.
Recent studies have found that bilingual children, those that speak two languages fluently, are more adept at switching back and forth between such images than monolingual children.
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- People can wander back and forth from their tents to the main stages and activities.
People can wander back and forth from their tents to the main stages and activities.
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- If your clothes ever catch fire, rolling back and forth will smother the flames,
If your clothes ever catch fire, rolling back and forth will smother the flames,
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- He was, like, going back and forth.
He was, like, going back and forth.
- He was, like, going back and forth.
He was, like, going back and forth.
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- Oh, and also, by the way, you've noticed I have over here a Switch 1 and a Switch 1 OLED because I've gotten to compare like back and forth between seeing one and seeing the other, but I want to look at them next to each other.
Oh, and also, by the way, you've noticed I have over here a Switch 1 and a Switch 1 OLED because I've gotten to compare like back and forth between seeing one and seeing the other, but I want to look at them next to each other.
- and also, by the way, you've noticed I have over here a Switch 1 and a Switch 1 OLED because I've gotten to compare, like, back and forth between seeing one and seeing the other, but
and also, by the way, you've noticed I have over here a Switch 1 and a Switch 1 OLED because I've gotten to compare, like, back and forth between seeing one and seeing the other, but
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- You're engaging the sidecut of your boards and controlling your speed by making these beautiful S-turns back and forth across the hill.
You're engaging the sidecut of your boards and controlling your speed by making these beautiful S-turns back and forth across the hill.
- You're engaging the sidecut of your boards and controlling your speed by making these beautiful S-turns back and forth across the hill.
You're engaging the sidecut of your boards and controlling your speed by making these beautiful S-turns back and forth across the hill.
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- Just going to try and rock back and forth, basically sitting back onto that right leg, reach the hands forward, pull the toes back.
Just going to try and rock back and forth, basically sitting back onto that right leg, reach the hands forward, pull the toes back.
- Just going to try and rock back and forth, basically sitting back onto that right leg.
Just going to try and rock back and forth, basically sitting back onto that right leg.