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fore·hand ˈfȯr-ˌhand 
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archaic : superior position : advantage
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: the part of a horse that is before the rider
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: a forehand stroke (as in tennis or racquets)
also : the side on which such strokes are made
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obsolete : done or given in advance : prior
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: 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.
Recent Examples on the Web
ABC News, 12 Apr. 2026 When Holloway pulled the puck back to his forehand to finish into the empty net, he was robbed by Morrissey, who had slid desperately to his left like a street hockey goalie to make a shocking stick save. —Murat Ates, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026
Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 21 Dec. 2025 Uranus Uranus can be glimpsed as a naked-eye object by people who are blessed with good eyesight and a clear, dark sky, as well as a forehand knowledge of exactly where to look for it. —Joe Rao, Space.com, 24 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for forehand
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Noun
Sinner rallied from 3-1 down in the second set amid blustery conditions at the Monte Carlo Country Club and served out the match, clinching it on his first match point when Alcaraz returned a forehand long. —ABC News, 12 Apr. 2026 When Holloway pulled the puck back to his forehand to finish into the empty net, he was robbed by Morrissey, who had slid desperately to his left like a street hockey goalie to make a shocking stick save. —Murat Ates, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026
Adjective
Peeke went with a forehand wrister that Lankinen was able to stop. —Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 21 Dec. 2025 Uranus Uranus can be glimpsed as a naked-eye object by people who are blessed with good eyesight and a clear, dark sky, as well as a forehand knowledge of exactly where to look for it. —Joe Rao, Space.com, 24 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for forehand
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“Forehand.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/dictionary/forehand. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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