Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

forehand

/fɔːɹhænd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 2.70 in modern English

Syllables: fore-hand
IPA: /fɔːɹhænd/

15

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

2

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A stroke in which the palm of the hand faces the direction of the stroke.

noun

A throw similar to a sidearm throw in baseball, where the disc remains on the throwing-arm side of the body and is led by the middle finger.

noun

All of the part of a horse which is before the rider.

noun

The chief or most important part.

Archaic

noun

Superiority; advantage; start; precedence.

noun

The hand towards the front of the board.

adj

Beforehand; paid in advance.

verb

To strike with a forehand stroke.

Transitive verb

Example Sentences

"the devastating speed of her forehand return"
"[…]those horses which are of a chicke Forehand, short necked"
"The great Achilles, whom opinion crowns / The sinew and the forehand of our host"
"And, but for ceremony such a wretch, Winding up days with toil and nights with sleep, Had the forehand and vantage of a king"
"a forehand rent"

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂-der. Proto-Indo-European *pr̥h₂éy Proto-Germanic *furai Proto-Germanic *furai- Proto-West Germanic *forē- Old English fore- Middle English fore- English fore- Proto-Germanic *handuz Proto-West Germanic *handu Old English hand Middle English hond English hand English forehand From fore- + hand.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /fɔːɹhænd/
British English: /fɔːhænd/

Usage

Inflected Forms

forehands (plural) forehands (present, singular) forehanding (participle, present) forehanded (participle, past) forehanded (past)

Derived Forms

forehander

Synonyms

flick forehanded forehand stroke forehand shot

Antonyms

backhand afterhand

Rhymes With

beforehand

Questions

How do you pronounce forehand?: The recorded pronunciation is /fɔːɹhænd/.
What does forehand mean?: A stroke in which the palm of the hand faces the direction of the stroke.
Where does forehand come from?: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *per- Proto-Indo-European *preh₂-der. Proto-Indo-European *pr̥h₂éy Proto-Germanic *furai Proto-Germanic *furai- Proto-West Germanic *forē- Old English fore- Middle English fore- English fore- Proto-Germanic *handuz Proto-West Germanic *handu Old English hand Middle English hond English hand English forehand From fore- + hand.

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