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PRONUNCIATION OF FOY

foy  [fɔɪ] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FOY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Foy is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES FOY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of foy in the English dictionary

The definition of foy in the dictionary is the quality of allegiance or loyalty. Other definition of foy is a parting gift or entertainment, especially for a woman on the eve of her marriage or to celebrate the end of a particular season.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE FOY

foxhunter
foxie
foxier
foxiest
foxily
foxiness
foxing
foxlike
foxship
foxskin
foxtail
foxtrot
foxtrotrots
foxtrotrotted
foxtrotrotting
foxy
foyboat
foyer
foziness
fozy

WORDS THAT END LIKE FOY

alloy
baby boy
boy
cowboy
deploy
destroy
doy
employ
enjoy
hoy
joy
ladyboy
McCoy
oy
playboy
Roy
soy
the boy
toy
Troy

Synonyms and antonyms of foy in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «foy» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF FOY

Find out the translation of foy to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of foy from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «foy» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

福伊
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

foy
570 millions of speakers

English

foy
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

Foy
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

فوي
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

Фой
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

foy
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

Foy
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

foy
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Foy
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Foy
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

フォイ
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

포이
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Foy
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

Foy
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

பாய்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

फॉ
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

foy
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

foy
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

Foy
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

Фой
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

Foy
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

foy
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

Foy
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

Foy
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

Foy
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of foy

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «FOY»

The term «foy» is quite widely used and occupies the 26.174 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «FOY» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «foy» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «foy» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about foy

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FOY»

Discover the use of foy in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to foy and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
The Book of Sainte Foy
The Book of Sainte Foy recounts the virgin saint's martyrdom in the third century (Passio), the theft of her relics in the late ninth century by the monks of the monastery at Conques (Translatio), and her diverse miracles (Liber ...
Pamela Sheingorn, 2011
2
News Values
Further chapters provide detailed analysis of the way in which the same story is treated across different media channels, and how journalists and editors work to keep breathing new life into rolling news stories.
Paul Brighton, Dennis Foy, 2007
3
Eddie Foy: A Biography of the Early Popular Stage Comedian
Foy's career mirrored the growth of popular theater entertainment in America. Exhaustively researched, this work contains many rare personal photographs from the Foy family archives.
Armond Fields, 1999
4
Writing Faith: Text, Sign, and History in the Miracles of ...
For instance, the negative characterizations of Muslims in the late miracles situate the stories' composition in the eleventh century, a period of rising hostility on the eve of the Crusades.
Kathleen Ashley, Pamela Sheingorn, 1999
5
A Tea Party with the King
And within these pages you may discover, not only the fanciful story of a young lady and her friends, but perhaps a season in which to reflect on long-held emotions you also may no longer need.
Elizabeth Foy, 2008
6
Candy
Candy - the latest installment in the A Tea Party With The King series, introduces the tea party friends to new avenues of "Kingdom Business," illustrating how lessons learned in the tea room can greatly impact our world.
Elizabeth Foy, 2009
7
Zero Decibels: The Quest for Absolute Silence
Along the way, Foy experiments with noise-canceling headphones, floatation tanks, and silent meditation before he finally tackles a Minnesota laboratory’s anechoic chamber that the Guinness Book of World Records calls “the quietest ...
George Michelsen Foy, 2010
8
Learning Perl
Shows how to write, debug, and run a Perl program, describes CGI scripting and data manipulation, and describes scalar values, basic operators, and associative arrays.
Randal Schwartz, brian foy, Tom Phoenix, 2011
9
Bernard Foy's Third Castling
Traces three alternate lives for Bernard Foy, as a rabbi, a poet, and a juvenile delinquent
Lars Gustafsson, 1988
10
Civil-Rights Activists
Briefly surveys the history of people of African origin who worked against racism and injustice and profiles notable figures from Sojourner Truth to the present, including Frederick Douglass, Marcus Garvey, and Martin Luther King Jr.
Debbie Foy, 2012

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FOY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term foy is used in the context of the following news items.
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Springfield couple celebrates rare milestone: A 75th wedding …
Longtime Springfield-area residents Foy and Julia Martin matched that mark way back in 1990. And a quarter-century later, the nonagenarians' ... «The Register-Guard, Jul 15»
2
Fleetwood Coffee building restoration at half-way mark
The renovation is a project of Noon Development, McCormick said, whose primary owner is John Foy, a developer and venture capitalist. «Chattanooga Times Free Press, Jul 15»
3
James Forrest key to Europe campaign - Ronny Deila
James Forrest played only once in Champions League qualification last season. Picture: Craig Foy/SNS. EWING GRAHAME. 02:32 Sunday 12 ... «Scotsman, Jul 15»
4
Nemani Nadolo facing fitness race ahead of World Cup as Fiji star …
By Chris Foy For Mail Online. Published: 18:19 EST, 11 July 2015 | Updated: 18:59 EST, 11 July 2015. View comments. England's first World Cup opponents ... «Daily Mail, Jul 15»
5
Kildare romp to win over Longford in greasy conditions
Subs: D Brady for Smyth (25), P Foy for Diffley (45), P Gill for Doyle (56), T Gallagher for Battrim (59), R McNerney for Connor (63). Referee: D ... «Irish Examiner, Jul 15»
6
Maroochy River: War on rubbish long way from won
Maroochy Waterwatch River Patrol's Foy Leckie and Doug Horgan are among a dedicated bunch of 25 who clean up the Maroochy waterways. «The Sunshine Coast Daily, Jul 15»
7
One Mile of Love is a joy
The “One Mile of Love” project was created by Brooke Foy and executed by artists from her company Arrow Public Art. The painting effort is in ... «Monroe News Star, Jul 15»
8
Bangor singer-songwriter Foy Vance to back Ed Sheeran tonight at …
No stranger to facing the masses, having already toured America with English artist Ed Sheeran, Bangor-born Foy Vance will entertain his ... «Belfast Live, Jul 15»
9
'Sinister 2' Red Band Trailer: Bughuul is Back and He's Still NSFW
With original director Scott Derrickson off making Doctor Strange for Marvel, directing duties have fallen to Ciaran Foy. He may not be a ... «ScreenCrush, Jul 15»
10
Sweet gardener, sweet garden
Sarah Foy visits the Baty home where fertile ground produces winter colour and promise for spring renewal. On a grey July day a sweet ... «Stuff.co.nz, Jul 15»

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