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alkapbu; 4. a bu in rian a ttuanmi hna<br />

force - (v.) hnek; e.g. He forced him <strong>to</strong> go = Kal a hnek<br />

forceps - (n.) cehrep hmursau<br />

ford - (n.) ti tannak hmun<br />

ford - (v.) ti tan<br />

fore - (n.) hmailei; e.g. A horse has two fore feet = Rang nih hmailei ke pahnih a ngei<br />

forearm - (n.) kiu in banrek karlak<br />

forebode - (v.) chimchung<br />

foreboding - (n.) vanchiatnak ding rak chimchung<br />

forecast - (n.) rak chimchungnak; e.g. weather forecast = nikhua kong chimchungnak<br />

foredoom - (v.) a hlankan in a rawk lai ti rak hngalh chung<br />

forefather - (n.) pupa<br />

forefinger - (n.) mehtawh<br />

forefront - (n.) hmaisuang bik<br />

foregoing - (adj.) a hlan deuh i a rak ummi; e.g. See the foregoing page for explanation = Fianternak caah a hlan deuh cahmai kha zoh<br />

foreground - (n.) a hmailei ah; e.g. In the foreground there is a rock = A hmailei hmun ah lungpi a um<br />

forehead - (n.) cal<br />

foreign - (adj.) ramdang , mah ram a si lomi<br />

foreigner - (n.) ramdang mi<br />

foreknow - (v.) rak hngalh chung<br />

foreman - (n.) mibu pakhat haotu<br />

foremost - (adj.) hmaisuang bik ; hmun ah siseh , rian ah siseh , caan ah siseh<br />

forenoon - (n.) chunhlan<br />

forensic - (adj.) biachim thiammi biaceihnak zung le zapi bia alnak kong he aa pehtlaimi; e.g. forensic medicine = criminal law (ziaza ttha lo upadi) le<br />

civil law ( zapi taza i cuainak) he aa pehtlaimi si lei thiamnak medical jurisprudence ti zong ah ti a si<br />

forerunner - (n.) a rak um hmasami , thil a tlung lai tiah a rak chimtu , zualko<br />

foresee - (v.) rak hmuhchung<br />

foreshadow - (v.) rak langhter chung<br />

foresight - (n.) rak hmuhchungnak, meithal hman, thocuan.<br />

foreskin - (n.) cuarpar<br />

forest - (n.) tupi<br />

forest preserve - (n.) thingkung sawksam lo dingah khamnak<br />

forestall - (v.) chawhkanh, zuar chin awk i thil khar<br />

forester - (n.) tupi zohkhenhtu<br />

forestry - (n.) thingkung kong cawnnak<br />

foretaste - (n.) rak tehchungnak<br />

foretaste - (v.) rak tehchung<br />

foretell - (v.) chimchung<br />

forethought - (n.) rak ruahchungnak<br />

forever - (adv.) zungzal<br />

forewarn - (v.) ralrinnak rak pek chung<br />

foreword - (n.) biahmaithi<br />

forfeit - (v.) sungh; e.g. He forfeited his life by careless driving = Ralring in a mongh lo ruangah a nunnak a sung<br />

forgave - (v.) forgive zoh<br />

forge - (v.) 1. soser , thlet , soser i ser; e.g. The new settlers forged a new nation = A um tharmi nih khan miphun thar an ser; 2. min fir, mi dang<br />

minthut fir;<br />

forge - (n.) sosernak so buk<br />

forger - (n.) 1. thir hriamnam sertu; 2. mi minthut a firtu<br />

forgery - (n.) mi min mah nih thut<br />

forget - (v.) philh<br />

forget-me-not - (n.) ka philh hlah ti a min a simi pangpar<br />

forgetful - (adj.) thil philh a hmangmi<br />

forgetfulness - (n.) thil philh hmannak<br />

forgive - (v.) ngaihthiam<br />

forgiveness - (n.) ngaihthiamnak<br />

forgo - (v.) ngei loin um , kaltak; e.g. You have <strong>to</strong> forego pleasures in order <strong>to</strong> study hard = Ca fak piin zohnak dingah nuamhnak cu na kaltak<br />

hna a hau<br />

forgot - (v.) forget zoh<br />

fork - (n.) fungtte , rawl einak hailengtte<br />

fork - (v.) nge hnih / nge thum ah i tthen; e.g. The river forks a mile north of here = Tiva cu hika hin chaklei khan khat ah aa tthen<br />

forlorn - (adj.) khinhhramh lomi, lungleng i a ummi<br />

form - (n.) 1. phun; e.g. Ice and snow are forms of water = Tikhal le hawhra cu ti phun an si; 2. mui, pungsam; e.g. The form of a man = mipa<br />

pungsan; 3. catlap, a chung i a herhmi ttialnak ca i lawnnak a ngeimi; 4. cafang ttialning; e.g. Broke is the past form of break = broke cu break past<br />

tense ttialning a si<br />

form - (v.) 1. ser , i can; e.g. Ice formed in the pail = Baltin chungah ti kha tikhal ah a cang; 2. i can; form a circle and join hands = e.g. A kulh<br />

pakhat ah i cang u law nan kut i sih u; 3. Sersiam; e.g. Teachers help form the minds of children = Sayate nih ngakchia lungthin sersiam kha an<br />

bawmh hna<br />

formal - (adj.) tining tawn zulh in tuahmi , phungning zulh in tuahmi<br />

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