forehead

B1 Topic:Space, Position & Direction

US /ˈfɔɹˌhɛd/ UK /ˈfɔːhɛd/ See IPA manual

noun Freq #5663

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noun
The part of the face above the eyebrows and below the hairline.

She wiped the sweat from her forehead.

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1 noun · the part of the face above... brow

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Forms foreheads

Derived forms fiveheadforeheadedmidforehead

Etymology

From Middle English forhed, forheed, from Old English forehēafod, from Proto-West Germanic *forēhaubid, corresponding to fore- + head. Cognate with Scots foreheid (“forehead”), Dutch voorhoofd (“forehead”), German Vorhaupt (“forehead”), Danish forhoved (“brow; forehead; face”). Compare also West Frisian foarholle (“forehead”), German Low German Vörkopp (“forehead”).

*kap- Proto-Indo-European forhed Middle English forehēafod Old English *forēhaubid Proto-West Germanic

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# forehead

**Type:** Word
**Level:** B1
**Part of speech:** noun
**IPA (US):** ˈfɔɹˌhɛd
**IPA (UK):** ˈfɔːhɛd
**Frequency rank:** 5663

## Meanings
1. The part of the face above the eyebrows and below the hairline.

## Examples
- She wiped the sweat from her forehead.

## Synonyms
- brow

## Derived Forms
- fivehead
- foreheaded
- midforehead

## Roots and Affixes
- Root: *kap-
- Root: forhed
- Root: forehēafod
- Root: *forēhaubid
- Affix: fore- - before

## Etymology
From Middle English forhed, forheed, from Old English forehēafod, from Proto-West Germanic *forēhaubid, corresponding to fore- + head. Cognate with Scots foreheid (“forehead”), Dutch voorhoofd (“forehead”), German Vorhaupt (“forehead”), Danish forhoved (“brow; forehead; face”). Compare also West Frisian foarholle (“forehead”), German Low German Vörkopp (“forehead”).

## AI Etymology
Forehead comes from Middle English forhed, forheed, from Old English forehēafod, from Proto-West Germanic *forēhaubid, corresponding to fore- + head. Cognate with Scots foreheid (“forehead”), Dutch voorhoofd (“forehead”), German Vorhaupt (“forehead”), Danish forhoved (“brow; forehead; face”). Compare also West Frisian foarholle (“forehead”), German Low German Vörkopp (“forehead”). In current use, the main sense is “The part of the face above the eyebrows and below the hairline”.

## Topics
- Space, Position & Direction

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