What is "back and forth"

Forth \Forth\, v.[AS. for[eth], fr. for akin to D. voort, G. fort [root]78. See Fore, For, and cf. Afford, Further, adv.]

1. Forward; onward in time, place, or order; in advance from a given point; on to end; as, from that day forth; one, two, three, and so forth.

   Lucas was Paul's companion, at the leastway from the sixteenth of the Acts forth.
   --Tyndale.

   From this time forth, I never will speak word.
   --Shak.

   I repeated the Ave Maria; the inquisitor bad me say forth; I said I was taught no more.
   --Strype.

2. Out, as from a state of concealment, retirement, confinement, nondevelopment, or the like; out into notice or view; as, the plants in spring put forth leaves.

   When winter past, and summer scarce begun, Invites them forth to labor in the sun.
   --Dryden.

3. Beyond a (certain) boundary; away; abroad; out.

   I have no mind of feasting forth to-night.
   --Shak.

4. Throughly; from beginning to end. [Obs.]
   --Shak.

   And so forth, Back and forth, From forth. See under And, Back, and From.

   Forth of, Forth from, out of. [Obs.]
   --Shak.

   To bring forth. See under Bring.

Back \Back\, adv. [Shortened from aback.]

1. In, to, or toward, the rear; as, to stand back; to step back.

2. To the place from which one came; to the place or person from which something is taken or derived; as, to go back for something left behind; to go back to one's native place; to put a book back after reading it.

3. To a former state, condition, or station; as, to go back to private life; to go back to barbarism.

4. (Of time) In times past; ago. ``Sixty or seventy years back.''
   --Gladstone.

5. Away from contact; by reverse movement.

   The angel of the Lord . . . came, and rolled back the stone from the door.
   --Matt. xxviii. 2.

6. In concealment or reserve; in one's own possession; as, to keep back the truth; to keep back part of the money due to another.

7. In a state of restraint or hindrance.

   The Lord hath kept thee back from honor.
   --Numb. xxiv. 11.

8. In return, repayment, or requital.

   What have I to give you back?
   --Shak.

9. In withdrawal from a statement, promise, or undertaking; as, he took back the offensive words.

10. In arrear; as, to be back in one's rent. [Colloq.]

    Back and forth, backwards and forwards; to and fro.

    To go back on, to turn back from; to abandon; to betray; as, to go back on a friend; to go back on one's professions. [Colloq.]

a. Going from one place or position to another and back again. adv. From one place to another and back again. alt. From one place to another and back again. n. 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.

adv. moving from one place to another and back again; "he traveled back and forth between Los Angeles and New York" [syn: backward and forward, to and fro]

Back and Forth or Back & Forth may refer to:

<---> (American title Back and Forth) is a 1969 experimental Canadian film directed by Michael Snow. The camera continually moves back and forth, and eventually up and down, at varying speeds. Shots of different lengths are cut together.

"Back and Forth" is a 1987 single by Cameo. The single was the third release from Cameo's, Word Up! album and became the group's twelfth top 10 soul single peaking at number three for two weeks and peaked at number fifty on the pop charts making it their fourth entry on the Hot 100. The single was released on February 24, 1987. "Back and Forth" was also the group's third top ten on the dance chart, peaking at number six. Jazz musician Miles Davis makes a cameo in the song's music video.

"Back and Forth" is a song by Australian band Operator Please. It is the second single released from their second album, Gloves. It was released as a digital download on 16 April 2010. The song is featured on the soundtrack of the 2012 comedy, For a Good Time, Call....

"Back and Forth" is a song by American hip hop recording artist B.o.B. It was released on August 13, 2015, as the lead single from his fourth studio album, Psycadelik Thoughtz (2015).