foe (noun)

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• foe — ► NOUN formal or literary ▪ an enemy or opponent. ORIGIN from Old English, «hostile»; related to FEUD(Cf. ↑feud) …   English terms dictionary

• foe — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ bitter, dangerous, deadly, formidable, implacable ▪ He knew that Carlton could be an implacable foe. ▪ common ▪ …   Collocations dictionary

• foe — noun Etymology: Middle English fo, from Old English fāh, from fāh, adjective, hostile; akin to Old High German gifēh hostile Date: before 12th century 1. one who has personal enmity for another 2. a. an enemy in war b. adversary, opponent 3. one… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• foe — I noun adversarius, adversary, adverse party, antagonist, armed enemy, assailant, attacker, belligerent, bitter enemy, combatant, competitor, contender, contestant, detractor, disputant, enemy, fighter, foeman, hostile person, hostis, inimicus,… …   Law dictionary

• foe — [ fou ] noun count MAINLY LITERARY an enemy …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• foe — noun a well armed foe Syn: enemy, adversary, opponent, rival, antagonist, combatant, challenger, competitor, opposer, opposition, competition, other side Ant: friend …   Thesaurus of popular words

• foe|man — «FOH muhn», noun, pl men. Archaic. an enemy in war; adversary …   Useful english dictionary

• foe|tus — «FEE tuhs», noun. = fetus. (Cf. ↑fetus) …   Useful english dictionary

• foe — noun /fəʊ/ a) An enemy. b) A unit of energy equal to 10 joules. Syn: adversary, enemy, opponent Ant: ally, friend …   Wiktionary

• foe — noun formal or literary an enemy or opponent. Origin OE fāh hostile and gefā enemy , of W. Gmc origin; related to feud …   English new terms dictionary

• foe — noun (C) literary an enemy …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English