Foe

Pronunciation: /foʊ/

Definitions of foe

noun an enemy or opponent

Example Sentences

A1 My cat sees the dog next door as its foe.

A2 In fairy tales, the hero always defeats the evil foe.

B1 The political candidate referred to his opponent as a formidable foe.

B2 The detective knew he had to outsmart his cunning foe in order to solve the case.

C1 The business mogul saw his rival as a worthy foe in the world of commerce.

C2 The ancient warriors faced their greatest foe in the battle for supremacy.

Examples of foe in a Sentence

formal The two nations have been long-standing foes in the diplomatic arena.

informal I heard that Jim and Tom are now foes after that argument.

slang Watch out for that guy, he's your new foe in the office.

figurative Fear is the greatest foe to success in life.

Grammatical Forms of foe

• past tense: foed
• plural: foes
• comparative: more formidable
• superlative: most formidable
• present tense: foes
• future tense: will foe
• perfect tense: have foed
• continuous tense: is foeing
• singular: foe
• positive degree: foe
• infinitive: to foe
• gerund: foeing
• participle: foeing

Origin and Evolution of foe

First Known Use: 1250 year

Language of Origin: Middle English

Story behind the word: The word 'foe' originated from Middle English 'fo', meaning 'enemy' or 'hostile person'.

Evolution of the word: Over time, the word 'foe' has retained its original meaning of enemy or adversary, and is still commonly used in modern English to refer to someone who is opposed to or hostile towards another person.