go back and forth

phrasal verb·1 sense·particle forth

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Meanings

1

Move repeatedly between two points or positions

Why “forth”? Movement repeats between two points or positions.

Messages went back and forth all night.
Messages travelled repeatedly between sides all night.
The ball went back and forth across the net.
The ball moved repeatedly between the two sides.

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