Transcription
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- [foh]
- /foʊ/
- /fəʊ/
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- US Pronunciation
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- [foh]
- /foʊ/
Definitions of foes word
- noun foes a person who feels enmity, hatred, or malice toward another; enemy: a bitter foe. 1
- noun foes a military enemy; hostile army. 1
- noun foes a person belonging to a hostile army or nation. 1
- noun foes an opponent in a game or contest; adversary: a political foe. 1
- noun foes a person who is opposed in feeling, principle, etc., to something: a foe to progress in civil rights. 1
- noun foes a thing that is harmful to or destructive of something: Sloth is the foe of health. 1
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Origin of foes
First appearance:
before 900 One of the 4% oldest English words
before 900; Middle English foo, Old English fāh hostile, gefāh enemy; cognate with Old High German gifēh at war. See feud1
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Parts of speech for Foes
noun
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pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
foes popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 88% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.
foes usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for foes
noun foes
- adversaries — a person, group, or force that opposes or attacks; opponent; enemy; foe.
- enemies — Plural form of enemy.
- antagonists — Plural form of antagonist.
- rivals — a comedy of manners (1775) by Richard Brinsley Sheridan.
- antis — Plural form of anti.
Antonyms for foes
noun foes
- allies — (in World War I) the powers of the Triple Entente (France, Russia, and Britain) together with the nations allied with them
- assistants — Plural form of assistant.
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