foal

(fōl)

The young offspring of a horse or other equine animal, especially one under a year old.

intr.v. foaled, foal·ing, foals

To give birth to a foal.

[Middle English fole, from Old English fola; see pau- in Indo-European roots.]

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foal

(fəʊl)

(Zoology) the young of a horse or related animal

(Zoology) to give birth to (a foal)

[Old English fola; related to Old Frisian fola, Old High German folo foal, Latin pullus young creature, Greek pōlos foal]

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

foal

(foʊl)

n.

1. the nursing young of any mammal of the horse family.

v.i., v.t.

2. to give birth to (a colt or filly).

[before 950; Middle English fole, Old English fola; c. Old Saxon fola, Old High German folo, Old Norse foli]

foal

Past participle: foaled
Gerund: foaling

Imperative
foal
foal

Present
I foal
you foal
he/she/it foals
we foal
you foal
they foal

Preterite
I foaled
you foaled
he/she/it foaled
we foaled
you foaled
they foaled

Present Continuous
I am foaling
you are foaling
he/she/it is foaling
we are foaling
you are foaling
they are foaling

Present Perfect
I have foaled
you have foaled
he/she/it has foaled
we have foaled
you have foaled
they have foaled

Past Continuous
I was foaling
you were foaling
he/she/it was foaling
we were foaling
you were foaling
they were foaling

Past Perfect
I had foaled
you had foaled
he/she/it had foaled
we had foaled
you had foaled
they had foaled

Future
I will foal
you will foal
he/she/it will foal
we will foal
you will foal
they will foal

Future Perfect
I will have foaled
you will have foaled
he/she/it will have foaled
we will have foaled
you will have foaled
they will have foaled

Future Continuous
I will be foaling
you will be foaling
he/she/it will be foaling
we will be foaling
you will be foaling
they will be foaling

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been foaling
you have been foaling
he/she/it has been foaling
we have been foaling
you have been foaling
they have been foaling

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been foaling
you will have been foaling
he/she/it will have been foaling
we will have been foaling
you will have been foaling
they will have been foaling

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been foaling
you had been foaling
he/she/it had been foaling
we had been foaling
you had been foaling
they had been foaling

Conditional
I would foal
you would foal
he/she/it would foal
we would foal
you would foal
they would foal

Past Conditional
I would have foaled
you would have foaled
he/she/it would have foaled
we would have foaled
you would have foaled
they would have foaled

Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011

ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:

Noun	1.	foal - a young horse young mammal - any immature mammal Equus caballus, horse - solid-hoofed herbivorous quadruped domesticated since prehistoric times filly - a young female horse under the age of four colt - a young male horse under the age of four
Verb	1.	foal - give birth to a foal; "the mare foaled" birth, give birth, bear, deliver, have - cause to be born; "My wife had twins yesterday!"

Translations

مُـهْـرتَلِدُ الفَرَسُ مُهْرا

hříběvrhnout hříbě

følfole

ĉevalido

varsavarsoa

ždrijebe

csikó

kastafolald

puledro partorire [di cavalla]

馬の子

망아지

atsivesti kumeliukąkumeliuotis

atnestieskumeļš

mânz

žrebe

föl

ลูกม้า

tay doğurmak

ngựa con

驹产驹

foal

[fəʊl]

A. N → potro m

B. VI [mare] → parir

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

foal

[ˈfəʊl] n → poulain m

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

foal

n → Fohlen nt, → Füllen nt; in foal → trächtig

vi → fohlen

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

foal

[fəʊl] n → puledro

foal

(fəul) noun

a young horse.

verb

to give birth to a foal. The mare should foal this week.

foal

→ مُهْر hříbě føl Fohlen πουλάρι potro varsa poulain ždrijebe puledro 馬の子 망아지 veulen føll źrebię potro жеребенок föl ลูกม้า tay ngựa con 驹

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