arm
/ɑɹm/ verb B1- To supply with armour or (later especially) weapons. · The king armed his knights with swords and shields.
- To supply with the equipment, knowledge, authority, or other tools needed for a particular task; to furnish with capability; to equip.
- To prepare (a tool, weapon, or system) for action; to activate. · Remember to arm the alarm system before leaving for work.
- To become prepared for action; to activate.
- To cover or furnish with a plate, or with whatever will add strength, force, security, or efficiency. · to arm the hilt of a sword; to arm a hook in angling
- To take up weapons; to arm oneself. · The sergeant sent out an order to arm the team for the next mission.
- To fit (a magnet) with an armature.
He/she/it arms · Past armed · Past participle armed · -ing form arming
Verb forms
- Base form
- arm
- He/she/it
- arms
- Past
- armed
- Past participle
- armed
- -ing form
- arming
Phrasal verbs and expressions
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Suddenly, he felt an arm thrown around his body, and a well-known voice behind him exclaimed, “Father—dear father!”
“Be silent, you simpleton!” cried Danglars, grasping him by the arm, “or I will not answer even for your own safety.
“Unfortunately, madame,” answered Villefort, “the strong arm of the law is not called upon to interfere until the evil has taken place.”
Edmond, at the approach of his patron, respectfully placed the arm of his affianced bride within that of M.
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