forearm
To arm in preparationTo arm in preparation.
Meaning
1 senses(figuratively, sometimes)To arm in preparation.
arm in advance of a confrontation
Examples
19 sentencesForewarned is forearmed.
Попереджений - означає озброєнний. — deniko
ruПредупреждён — значит вооружён. — Olya
deBist du gewarnt, bist du gewappnet. — Dejo
Sami showed police slices on his forearms.
He had bite marks on his forearms.
Tom has a tattoo on his forearm.
You have a mosquito on your right forearm.
ruУ тебя комар на правой руке. — Robertpaulson
deDu hast eine Mücke auf dem rechten Unterarm. — Jens_Odo
Origin
From fore- + arm. Compare Dutch voorarm (“forearm”), Danish forarm (“forearm”), German VorFrom fore- + arm. Compare Dutch voorarm (“forearm”), Danish forarm (“forearm”), German Vorderarm (“forearm”).
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Forms
forearms, forearming, forearmed, forearmedLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.