About The Word Foe
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Foe
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What's The Definition Of Foe?
[n] an armed adversary (especially a member of an opposing military force); "a soldier must be prepared to kill his enemies"
[n] a personal enemy; "they had been political foes for years" Synonyms | Synonyms for Foe: enemy | foeman | opposition Related Terms | Find terms related to Foe: adversary | antagonist | archenemy | assailant | bitter enemy | combatant | devil | enemy | foeman | muddlement | open enemy | opponent | opposing party | opposite camp | public enemy | sworn enemy | the loyal opposition | the opposition See Also | adversary | antagonist | besieger | challenger | competition | competitor | contender | mortal enemy | opponent | opposer | resister | rival Foe In Webster's Dictionary \Foe\ (f[=o]), n. [OE. fo, fa, AS. f[=a]h hostile; prob.
akin to E. fiend. [root]81. See {Fiend}, and cf. {Feud} a
quarrel.]
1. One who entertains personal enmity, hatred, grudge, or
malice, against another; an enemy.
A man's foes shall be they of his own household.
--Matt. x. 36
2. An enemy in war; a hostile army.
3. One who opposes on principle; an opponent; an adversary;
an ill-wisher; as, a foe to religion.
A foe to received doctrines. --I. Watts
\Foe\, v. t. To treat as an enemy. [Obs.] --Spenser. |
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