Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A personal enemy or opponent.
- noun One who is opposed to an idea or cause.
- noun An enemy in war.
- noun Something that is destructive or injurious.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An enemy; one who entertains hatred, grudge, or malice against another.
- noun An enemy in war; one of a nation or people at war with another, whether personally inimical or not; a hostile or opposing army; an adversary.
- noun An opponent; a malevolent or hostile agent or principle: as, a foe to all measures of reform; intemperance is a foe to thrift.
- noun One who or that which injures, harasses, or hinders anything: as, the climate is a foe to grape-culture.
- noun Synonyms Antagonist, Opponent, etc. See
adversary .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun One who entertains personal enmity, hatred, grudge, or malice, against another; an enemy.
- noun An enemy in war; a hostile army.
- noun One who opposes on principle; an opponent; an adversary; an ill-wisher; as, a foe to religion.
- transitive verb obsolete To treat as an enemy.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A unit of energy equal to 1044
joules . - adjective obsolete
Hostile . - noun An enemy.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force)
- noun a personal enemy
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
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Examples
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I think I can appeal to friend and foe -- I use the term in a political sense, and I trust I use the word _foe_ in a past sense
Fifty Years of Public Service Shelby M. Cullom
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The sword's main foe is a computer now, and the computer is up to to the task.
Stet // 2008
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The sword's main foe is a computer now, and the computer is up to to the task.
June 2008 2008
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Your foe is an enemy that will crumble under the weight of the spoils it won yesterday.
Jim Neal: A Note to the President Jim Neal 2010
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Your foe is an enemy that will crumble under the weight of the spoils it won yesterday.
Jim Neal: A Note to the President Jim Neal 2010
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Your foe is an enemy that will crumble under the weight of the spoils it won yesterday.
Jim Neal: A Note to the President Jim Neal 2010
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When the foe is at Beth-aven, he is at Benjamin's rear, close upon thee, O Benjamin (Jud 5: 14).
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Today, relations with the U.S. are strong, and the former foe is among Vietnam's biggest trading and investment partners.
Hanoi Turns 1,000 With Vietnam's Biggest-Ever Parade (PHOTOS) The Huffington Post News Team 2010
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This issue finds Cinderella disarming the assailant that slipped into her room brandishing a knife, and after an exchange of pleasantries, readers discover her would be foe is actually Aladdin of the magic lamp (and ring) fame.
Review: Cinderella: From Fabletown With Love #2 | Major Spoilers - Comic Book Reviews and News 2009
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Dr. James Dobson, a longtime McCain foe who runs Focus on the Family, is expected to give interviews on the choice later today.
Huckabee Supporters and Evangelical Activists Cheer Palin Pick - Swampland - TIME.com 2008
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July 18, 2022