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forearm

/ˈfɔːˌɹɑːm/

forearm noun: the part of the arm between the wrist and the elbow.

forearm: the part of the arm between the wrist and the elbow
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Noun

forearm (plural forearms)

  1. The part of the arm between the wrist and the elbow.
  2. A section of the weapon between the receiver and the muzzle, used to hold the firearm steady.

Verb

IPA/ˌfɔːˈɹɑːm/

forearm (third-person singular simple present forearms, present participle forearming, simple past and past participle forearmed)

  1. (figuratively, sometimes, transitive) To arm in preparation.
    • But in so far as they were able to forearm themselves against the anxieties of bereavement, the loss may have been that much easier to face.2013, Peter Marris, Widows and Their Families, page 20

forearm meaning in Hindi, Tamil, Marathi and Urdu

forearm in Hindi

forearm
पहुँचा pahũcā

forearm in Tamil

part of the arm
முன்கை muṉkai

forearm in Marathi

part of the arm
पोटरी poṭrī

forearm in Urdu

پہنچا, ساعد
More languagesFewer languages
forearm in Bengali
ফোরআর্মিং
forearm in Telugu
ముంజేయి muñjēyi
forearm in Malayalam
മുൻകൈ, കൈത്തണ്ട്, ചിറകിൻറെയും മറ്റും അഗ്രഭാഗം, മുഴങ്കൈ
forearm in Kannada
ಮುಂದೋಳು, ಮೊಣಕೈಯಿಂದ ಕೈವರೆಗಿನ ಭಾಗ, ಮುಂಗಯ್
forearm in Gujarati
ફોરઆર્મિંગ
forearm in Sanskrit
दोस् dós, प्रकोष्ठ prakoṣṭha, हस्त hásta, तल tala
forearm in Nepali
अग्र-भुजा, फोरआर्मिङ, फोरआर्मिंग
forearm in Tagalog
takday
forearm in Arabic
سَاعِد sāʕid
forearm in Malay
lengan bawah, ruas siku
forearm in Persian
ساعد sâ'ed, زنگیچه zangiče
forearm in Thai
ปลายแขน bplaai-kɛ̌ɛn

Examples of forearm in a sentence

  • The arm and forearm are parts of the upper limb in the human body.
  • The muscularity in his forearm was visible as he flexed his fingers.
  • The nurse injected a painkilling drug into the veins of my forearm.

All 37 example sentences with forearm

Synonyms of forearm

Forms of forearm

Noun
pluralforearms
Verb
third-person singular presentforearms
present participleforearming
past participleforearmed
pastforearmed

Plural of forearm: forearms

Origin of forearm

From fore- + arm. Compare Dutch voorarm (“forearm”), Danish forarm (“forearm”), German Vorderarm (“forearm”).

Words formed from forearm

Phrases with forearm

Questions about forearm

What does forearm mean?
Forearm means the part of the arm between the wrist and the elbow.
What is forearm in Hindi?
Forearm in Hindi is पहुँचा (pahũcā). See Forearm meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is forearm?
Forearm can be a noun or a verb.
How do you pronounce forearm?
Forearm is pronounced /ˈfɔːˌɹɑːm/.
What is the plural of forearm?
The plural of forearm is forearms.

Words near forearm in the dictionary

  1. foreappoints
  2. foreapprove
  3. foreapproved
  4. forearc
  5. forearcs
  6. forearm
  7. forearm bone
  8. forearm bones
  9. forearm crutch
  10. forearm crutches
  11. forearm jerk

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: forearm (page history and authors); पहुँचा (Hindi) (page history and authors); forearm (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors); forearm (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); forearm (Malayalam Wiktionary) (page history and authors); forearm (Kannada Wiktionary) (page history and authors); forearm (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); तल (Sanskrit) (page history and authors); forearm (Nepali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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