foe
/fəʊ/noun
उच्चारण फ़ो
शत्रु, दुश्मन, बैरी
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[C] literary
an enemy
शत्रु, दुश्मन, बैरी
- The two nations were old foes.
- friend or foe
- The old kings were bitter foes for many years.
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- A wise leader treats even a foe with respect.
- He was a foe of corruption and spoke against it openly.
Synonyms enemy adversary opponent rival antagonist
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
a foe of + noun
Foe is a formal or literary word for an enemy. Of introduces what or whom the person opposes.
'Foe' enemy के लिए formal या साहित्यिक शब्द है। 'Of' के बाद वह आता है जिसका वह विरोध करता है।
- He was a lifelong foe of corruption.
- The tiger is a foe of the village cattle.
friend or foe / friends and foes
The pair is common in fixed phrases, with no article in friend or foe.
यह जोड़ी स्थिर phrases में आम है; 'friend or foe' में article नहीं लगता।
- The sentry asked, 'Friend or foe?'
- She treated friends and foes alike.
foe (countable noun)
It is countable: a foe, two foes.
यह countable है: a foe, two foes।
- The king defeated all his foes.
sworn / bitter foe
Sworn and bitter show the strength of the hatred.
Sworn और bitter घृणा की तीव्रता बताते हैं।
- The two chiefs had been sworn foes for years.
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adjective + foe
swornbitterolddeadlytraditional
- The two clubs are old foes on the cricket field.
verb + foe
defeatfacefightforgivebefriend
- The knight faced his foe on the bridge.
foe of + noun
foe of libertyfoe of progressfoe of the poorfoe of reform
- Ignorance is the foe of progress.
friend and foe
friend or foefriends and foesfriend turned foefoe turned friend
- Time can turn a foe into a friend.
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- The warrior met his foe at dawn.
योद्धा सुबह-सुबह अपने शत्रु से मिला।
- Disease is the foe of every poor family.
रोग हर ग़रीब परिवार का शत्रु है।
- Radhika treated both friend and foe with respect.
राधिका ने मित्र और शत्रु दोनों के साथ सम्मान से व्यवहार किया।
- The two rivals became foes after the election.
चुनाव के बाद दोनों प्रतिद्वंद्वी शत्रु बन गए।
- He proved a worthy foe in the chess final.
वह शतरंज के फ़ाइनल में एक योग्य प्रतिद्वंद्वी सिद्ध हुआ।
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✗ The king defeated all his foe.
✓ The king defeated all his foes.
After all his, a plural noun is needed.
'All his' के बाद plural noun आता है।
✗ He is foe of democracy.
✓ He is a foe of democracy.
A singular countable noun needs a.
Singular countable noun के साथ 'a' आता है।
✗ The foe army attacked at night.
✓ The enemy army attacked at night.
Foe is not used as an adjective; use enemy before a noun.
'Foe' adjective के रूप में नहीं आता; noun से पहले 'enemy' का प्रयोग करें।
≠Thesaurus: which synonym when
Foe and enemy mean the same, but foe is more formal and literary.
Foe और enemy का अर्थ एक है, पर foe अधिक formal और साहित्यिक है।
Literary or formal; common in stories, speeches and headlines.
साहित्यिक या formal; कहानियों, भाषणों और शीर्षकों में आम।
- A fearless foe.
The everyday word; also used as an adjective, as in the enemy camp.
रोज़मर्रा का शब्द; adjective के रूप में भी आता है, जैसे the enemy camp।
- The enemy camp was quiet.
A competitor, not always an enemy.
प्रतिस्पर्धी, जो हमेशा शत्रु नहीं होता।
- Her rival in the quiz was her friend.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
?Which word?
Keep the enemy words together: foe (literary), enemy, adversary (in a contest), opponent (in a game or argument), rival (competing for the same thing), nemesis (an enemy who cannot be beaten).
शत्रु के शब्द साथ याद रखिए: foe (साहित्यिक), enemy, adversary (प्रतियोगिता में), opponent (खेल या तर्क में), rival (एक ही चीज़ के लिए होड़), nemesis (जिसे हराया न जा सके)।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Friend or foe, a bitter foe, an old foe.
Collocations: friend or foe (दोस्त या दुश्मन), a bitter foe (कट्टर दुश्मन), an old foe (पुराना दुश्मन)।