under arms

un·der arm

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [uhn-der ahrm]
- /ˈʌn dər ɑrm/
- /ˈʌndə(r) ɑːmz/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [uhn-der ahrm]
- /ˈʌn dər ɑrm/

Definitions of under arms words

adverb under arms ready for armed combat 1
phrase under arms If a country has people under arms, it has people trained to use weapons and to fight a war. 0
noun under arms equipped with weapons; ready for war 0

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Parts of speech for Under arms

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

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determiner

exclamation

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under arms popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 85% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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