Dictionary Definition
foe
Noun
1 an armed adversary (especially a member of an
opposing military force); "a soldier must be prepared to kill his
enemies" [syn: enemy,
foeman, opposition]
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English
Etymology 1
etyl ang fah, gefa, from . Cognates include Old High German fehan and Old Norse feikn.rfc-level
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Pronunciation
- /fəʊ/
- Rhymes: -əʊ
Homophones
Adjective
- Hostile.
- 1603, John Florio, translating Michel de Montaigne, Essays,
vol. 1 ch. 23:
- he, I say, could passe into Affrike onely with two simple ships or small barkes, to commit himselfe in a strange and foe countrie, to engage his person, under the power of a barbarous King [...]
- 1603, John Florio, translating Michel de Montaigne, Essays,
vol. 1 ch. 23:
Noun
- An enemy.
Translations
- Breton: enebour -ien p
- Chinese: 仇敵, 仇敌
- Czech: nepřítel
- Danish: fjende
- Dutch: vijand , tegenstander
- Finnish: vihollinen
- French: ennemi
- German: Feind
- Greek: εχθρός
- Hungarian: ellenség
- Indonesian: lawan, musuh
- Interlingua: inimico
- Italian: nemico
- Japanese: 敵
- Klingon: jagh
- Korean: 적
- Polish: wróg , nieprzyjaciel
- Portuguese: inimigo
- Romanian: duşman inamic
- Slovak: nepriateľ
- Spanish: enemigo
Etymology 2
An acronym of fifty-one ergsNoun
foe- A unit of energy equal to 1044 joules.
Extensive Definition
Foe may refer to:
- Foe (unit of energy), a unit of energy
- Foe (novel), a novel written by J. M. Coetzee
- Foe EP, an EP by the German band Blackmail
- Marc Vivien Foe, footballer
- Fraternal Order of Eagles, a fraternal organization
- Friends of the Earth, a network of environmental organizations
- Daniel Foe, the original name of British author Daniel Defoe
Synonyms, Antonyms and Related Words
adversary, antagonist, archenemy, assailant, bitter enemy,
combatant, devil, enemy, foeman, muddlement, open enemy,
opponent, opposing
party, opposite camp, public enemy, sworn enemy, the loyal
opposition, the opposition