foe

foe  (f)

n.

1. A personal enemy.

2. An enemy in war.

3. An adversary; an opponent: a foe of tax reform. See Synonyms at enemy.

4. Something that opposes, injures, or impedes: taxes that were the foe of economic development.

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[Middle English fo, from Old English gef, from fh, hostile.]

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foe

Noun

Formal or literary an enemy [Old English fāh hostile]

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FoE or FOE Friends of the Earth

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	foe - an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force); "a soldier must be prepared to kill his enemies" foeman, enemy, opposition enemy - an opposing military force; "the enemy attacked at dawn" armed forces, armed services, military, military machine, war machine - the military forces of a nation; "their military is the largest in the region"; "the military machine is the same one we faced in 1991 but now it is weaker" adversary, antagonist, opposer, resister, opponent - someone who offers opposition besieger - an enemy who lays siege to your position
	2.	foe - a personal enemy; "they had been political foes for years" enemy mortal enemy - an enemy who wants to kill you challenger, competitor, contender, rival, competition - the contestant you hope to defeat; "he had respect for his rivals"; "he wanted to know what the competition was doing" ally, friend - an associate who provides cooperation or assistance; "he's a good ally in fight"

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foe

noun (Formal), (literary) enemy, rival, opponent, adversary, antagonist, foeman (archaic) << OPPOSITE friend

Translations

FOE n abbr (= Friends of the Earth) → Amigos mpl de la Tierra;

(US) (= Fraternal Order of Eagles) → organización benéfica

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foe [fəu] n → enemigo

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FOE n abbr (= Friends of the Earth) → AT mpl (Amis de la Terre);

(US) (= Fraternal Order of Eagles) → organisation charitable

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foe [fəu] n → ennemi m

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FoE n abbr (= Friends of the Earth) → Umweltschutzorganisation

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foe [fəu] n → Feind(in) m(f)

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FOE n abbr (= Friends of the Earth) → Amici mpl della Terra;

(US) (= Fraternal Order of Eagles) → organizzazione filantropica

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foe [fəu] n → nemico