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TOEFL BNC: 8971 COCA: 7547

foe

2 ENTRIES FOUND:
foe /ˈfoʊ/ noun
plural foes
foe
/ˈfoʊ/
noun
plural foes
Learner's definition of FOE
[count]
: an enemy敌人
TOEFL BNC: 8971 COCA: 7547

foe

1 of 2

noun

1
: one who has personal enmity for another
Embrace, embrace, my Sons! be foes no more! Alexander Pope
2
a
: an enemy in war
b
: adversary, opponent
a political foe
3
: one who opposes on principle
a foe of needless expenditures
a foe of censorship
4
: something prejudicial or injurious

FOE

2 of 2

abbreviation

Fraternal Order of Eagles

Example Sentences

Noun Many considered him a foe of democracy. Her ability was acknowledged by friend and foe alike.
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
But in this case especially, because of the nature of the foe at hand, those twin pillars must line up as precisely as possible or risk a further backslide into a dangerous past. Katherine J. Wu, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2022 The desperate conditions in Mariupol and elsewhere paint a grim picture for Ukraine of an overwhelmingly powerful military foe willing to launch more attacks on civilian targets, including schools and hospitals. Nabih Bulos, Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2022 That much comes with the territory when one of the most accomplished prep players in state history returns as a member of an intra-conference foe. Adam Jardy, USA TODAY, 26 Feb. 2022 This is just another vacation Saturday — and landmark downfall of a foe — for Meredith. Jodi Walker, EW.com, 15 Nov. 2021 What was the best way to protect the nation from the deadly stirrings of a belligerent foe? New York Times, 30 Oct. 2021 The possible connection to Evil Corp, which Bloomberg News first reported, would mean Sinclair Broadcast Group had been in the crosshairs of a formidable foe. Sean Lyngaas, CNN, 20 Oct. 2021 Andrew Buller-Russ writes: These Rams just seem like too tough of a foe for Seattle to knock off, regardless of the venue. Jeremy Cluff, The Arizona Republic, 4 Oct. 2021 Grabbing hold of a foe’s jersey is a no-no in Kenyon Green’s line of work. Brent Zwerneman, San Antonio Express-News, 20 Sep. 2021 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun

Middle English fo, from Old English fāh, from fāh, adjective, hostile; akin to Old High German gifēh hostile

First Known Use

Noun

before the 12th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of foe was before the 12th century
TOEFL BNC: 8971 COCA: 7547
foe

noun

ADJECTIVE | VERB + FOE | PREPOSITION | PHRASES ADJECTIVEbitter, dangerous, deadly, formidable, implacable死敵;危險的敵人;不共戴天的敵人;可怕的敵人;勢不兩立的敵人He knew that Carlton could be an implacable foe.他明白卡爾頓可能會成為他的死敵。common共同的敵人old宿敵In the final they play against their old foes, Italy.在決賽中他們與老對手意大利隊對壘。former以前的敵人political政敵VERB + FOEdefeat, vanquish (figurative) 打敗/戰勝對手She had fought many battles, vanquished many foes.她身經百戰,挫敗過很多對手。fight與敵人交戰PREPOSITIONagainst a foe對抗敵人to join forces against a common foe聯合起來對付共同的敵人PHRASESfriend and foe敵友His newspaper articles criticized friend and foe alike.他在報紙上發表的批評文章不論敵友,一視同仁。friend or foe敵人還是朋友She was unsure as yet whether he was friend or foe.她還不確定他究竟是敵是友。

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