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fore·hand
ˈfȯr-ˌhand 
1
archaic
: superior position : advantage
2
: the part of a horse that is before the rider
3
: a forehand stroke (as in tennis or racquets)
also
: the side on which such strokes are made
1
obsolete
: done or given in advance : prior
2
: made with the palm of the hand turned in the direction in which the hand is moving
a forehand tennis stroke
: with a forehand stroke
Examples of forehand in a Sentence
Noun
She hit a forehand across the court.
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Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 10 Apr. 2024
The 20-year-old Alcaraz ended the match with 23 winners – 19 of which were on his forehand side – compared to Medvedev’s 11 and won 73% of his service points to the Russian’s 56%.
—George Ramsay, CNN, 18 Mar. 2024
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Noun
Granlund then found Fabian Zetterlund with a pass into the Flames zone, all while Eklund beat his man to the Calgary net and went forehand to backhand to beat Flames goalie and Gilroy native Dustin Wolf.
—Curtis Pashelka, The Mercury News, 10 Apr. 2024
The 20-year-old Alcaraz ended the match with 23 winners – 19 of which were on his forehand side – compared to Medvedev’s 11 and won 73% of his service points to the Russian’s 56%.
—George Ramsay, CNN, 18 Mar. 2024
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“Forehand.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/forehand. Accessed 28 May. 2024.
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