Definitions for foreign
ˈfɔr ɪn, ˈfɒr-for·eign

Princeton's WordNet(3.67 / 3 votes)Rate this definition:

1. foreignadjective

   of concern to or concerning the affairs of other nations (other than your own)

   "foreign trade"; "a foreign office"

2. foreign, strangeadjective

   relating to or originating in or characteristic of another place or part of the world

   "foreign nations"; "a foreign accent"; "on business in a foreign city"

3. alien, foreignadjective

   not contained in or deriving from the essential nature of something

   "an economic theory alien to the spirit of capitalism"; "the mysticism so foreign to the French mind and temper"; "jealousy is foreign to her nature"

4. extraneous, foreignadjective

   not belonging to that in which it is contained; introduced from an outside source

   "water free of extraneous matter"; "foreign particles in milk"

Wiktionary(2.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. foreignnoun

   foreigner

2. foreignadjective

   From a different country.

   There are many more foreign students in Europe since the Erasmus scheme started.

3. foreignadjective

   belonging to a different culture.

   Eating with chopsticks was a foreign concept to him.

4. foreignadjective

   Of an object, etc, in a place where it does not belong.

   foreign body

5. foreignadjective

   From a different one of the states of the United States, as of a state of residence or incorporation.

6. Etymology: forein, from forain, from Vulgar Latin *, from foras, also spelled foris. Displaced native ellendish (from elelendisc, compare ellende, elland), eltheodish (from elþeodig, elþeodisc), and non-native peregrin (from peregrin).

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. FOREIGNadjective

   Etymology: forain, French; forano, Spanish, from foris, Latin.

   1. Not of this country; not domestick.

   Your son, that with a fearful soul
   Leads discontented steps in foreign soil,
   This fair alliance quickly shall call home. William Shakespeare, Rich. III.

   The learned correspondence you hold in foreign parts. John Milton.

   The positions are so far from being new, that they are commonly to be met with in both ancient and modern, domestick and foreign writers. Francis Atterbury, Serm. Pref.

   The parties and divisions amongst us may several ways bring destruction upon our country, at the same time that our united force would secure us against all the attempts of a foreign enemy. Joseph Addison, Freeholder, №. 34.

   2. Alien; remote; not allied; not belonging; without relation. It is often used with to; but more properly with from.

   I must dissemble,
   And speak a language foreign to my heart. Joseph Addison, Cato.

   Fame is a good so wholly foreign to our natures, that we have no faculty in the soul adapted to it, nor any organ in the body to relish it, placed out of the possibility of fruition. Addis.

   This design is not foreign from some people’s thoughts. Jonathan Swift, on the Sacramental Test.

   3. Excluded; not admitted; held at a distance.

   They will not stick to say you envied him;
   And fearing he would rise, he was so virtuous,
   Kept him a foreign man still; which so griev’d him,
   That he ran mad and died. William Shakespeare, Henry VIII.

   4. [In law.] A foreign plea, plantum forinsecum; as being a plea out of the proper court of justice.5. Extraneous; adventitious in general.

   There are who, fondly studious of increase,
   Rich foreign mold in their ill-natur’d land
   Induce. Phillips.

Webster Dictionary(3.00 / 3 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Foreignadjective

   outside; extraneous; separated; alien; as, a foreign country; a foreign government

2. Foreignadjective

   not native or belonging to a certain country; born in or belonging to another country, nation, sovereignty, or locality; as, a foreign language; foreign fruits

3. Foreignadjective

   remote; distant; strange; not belonging; not connected; not pertaining or pertient; not appropriate; not harmonious; not agreeable; not congenial; -- with to or from; as, foreign to the purpose; foreign to one's nature

4. Foreignadjective

   held at a distance; excluded; exiled

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(1.00 / 1 vote)Rate this definition:

1. Foreign

   for′in, adj. belonging to another country: from abroad: alien: not belonging to, unconnected: not appropriate.—adj. For′eign-built, built in a foreign country.—ns. For′eigner, a native of another country; For′eignness, the quality of being foreign: want of relation to something: remoteness. [O. Fr. forain—Low L. foraneus—L. foras, out of doors.]

Dictionary of Nautical Terms(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. foreign

   Of another country or society; a word used adjectively, being joined with divers substantives in several senses.

Military Dictionary and Gazetteer(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. foreign

   Not of one’s country; not native; alien; from abroad.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'foreign' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #559

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'foreign' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2280

3. Adjectives Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'foreign' in Adjectives Frequency: #67

How to pronounce foreign?

1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

   British

   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

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   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of foreign in Chaldean Numerology is: 4

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of foreign in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of foreign in a Sentence

1. Nancy Pelosi:

   If we want to do it, we'll do it. If we don't, we don't. But we're certainly not going to do it because of the President, it's wrong for a person to ask a foreign government to interfere in our election, and the president is doing it in full view — and in defiance of what our Founders had in mind.

2. Wang Guiqiang:

   > SummaryCompaniesSome cities say peak of COVID infections was last monthToo early to say how many infections are severe-Chinese expertChina embassy in South Korea suspends short-term visasChinese state media criticise Pfizer over Paxlovid priceBEIJING, Jan 10( Reuters) - Many parts of China are already past their peak of COVID-19 infections, state media reported on Tuesday, with officials further downplaying the severity of the outbreak despite international concerns about its scale and impact.A summary by Health Times, a publication managed by Peoples Daily, Peoples Daily, said infections have been declining in the capital Beijing and several Chinese provinces. One official was quoted as saying nearly all the 100 million people in Henan province had already been infected.The virus has been spreading freely in China since a policy U-turn in early December after protests against a zero-COVID regime ruthlessly enforced for three years. China reopened its borders on Sunday, removing the last major restrictions.The frequent lockdowns, relentless testing and various levels of movement curbs since early 2020 have brought the worlds second-largest economy to one of its slowest growth rates in nearly half a century and caused widespread distress.With the virus let loose, China has stopped publishing daily infection tallies and has been reporting five or fewer deaths a day since the policy U-turn, figures that have been disputed by the World Health Organisation.Many Chinese funeral homes and hospitals say they are overwhelmed, and international health experts predict at least 1 million COVID-related deaths in China this year.On Tuesday, a Health Times compilation of reports from local government officials and health experts across the country, suggested the COVID wave may be past its peak in many regions.Kan Quan, director of the Office of the Henan Provincial Epidemic Prevention and Control, was cited as saying the infection rate in the central province was nearly 90 % as of Jan. 6. The number of patients at clinics in the province reached a peak on Dec. 19, but the number of severe cases was still high, he said, without giving further details.Yin Yong, acting mayor of Beijing, was cited as saying the capital was also past its peak. Li Pan, deputy director of the Municipal Health Commission in the city of Chongqing said the peak there was reached on Dec. 20. In the province of Jiangsu, the peak was reached on Dec. 22, while in Zheijiang province the first wave of infections has passed smoothly, officials said. Two cities in the southern Guangdong province, Chinas manufacturing heartland, reached their peaks before the end of the year.Separately in the state-run China Daily, a prominent health official said the percentage of severe cases remained unclear.It is still too early to conclude the overall percentage of severe and critical COVID patients in China as different types of hospitals report different numbers, Wang Guiqiang, head of Peking University First Hospitals infectious disease department, was quoted as saying.PFIZER CRITICISMChina has dismissed criticism over its data as politically-motivated attempts to smear its success in handling the pandemic and said any future mutations are likely to be more infectious but cause less severe illness.Testing requirements introduced by several countries, including the United States, Japan, South Korea, Britain, France and others in response to Chinas COVID outbreak, were called out by foreign ministry as discriminatory.Financial markets see the new curbs as mere inconvenience, with the yuan hitting a nearly five-month high on Tuesday.South Korean and Japanese shop owners, Thai tour bus operators and K-pop groups were among those licking their lips at the prospect of more Chinese tourists.Although Beijing also demands negative COVID test results from people landing in China, officials have threatened retaliation against countries mandating tests for visitors from China.The Chinese embassy in South Korea said on Tuesday it will stop issuing short-term visas for Korean citizens.State media has also taken a swipe at Pfizer Inc( PFE.N) over the price for its COVID treatment Paxlovid.It is not a secret that U.S. capital forces have already accumulated quite a fortune from the world via selling vaccines and drugs, and the U.S. government has been coordinating all along, nationalist tabloid Global Times said in an editorial.Pfizers Chief Executive Albert Bourla said on Monday the company was in discussions with Chinese authorities about a price for Paxlovid, but not over licensing a generic version in China.The abrupt change of course in COVID policies has left Chinas health system unprepared, with many hospitals ill-equipped to handle patients in critical conditions and smaller cities scrambling to secure basic anti-fever drug supplies.Yu Weishi, chairman of Youcare Pharmaceutical Group, told Reuters Li Pan firm boosted output of its anti-fever drugs five-fold to one million boxes a day in the past month.Wang Lili, general manager at another pharmaceutical firm, CR Double Crane, told Reuters that intravenous drips were their most in-demand product.The company has since Jan. 5 done away with weekends to meet demand.We are running 24/7.

3. Kwak Shin-ae:

   Being nominated for more than just the foreign language film category is meaningful because it means the film transcended language and nationally to communicate in the universal language of cinema.

4. President Trump:

   Tapper replied.Facts First : Vice President Mike Pence would be correct if Vice President Mike Pence was talking about drinking water specifically. In that particular area, the US is tied for first among nine other countries. But it's incorrect to categorically assert the US has the cleanest air and water in the world.Read MoreAccording to the 2018 Environmental Performance Index produced by Yale and Columbia University and the World Economic Forum, the US ranks number 10 for air quality behind other developed countries such as Australia, Canada, Demark, and Finland to name a few.When looking at water and sanitation quality in the EPI's list, the US ranks 29th. ( As stated, our drinking water is tied for first among nine other countries.) Going to the FBIWhen pressed on whether he would call The FBI if foreign governments offered dirt on political opponents, Vice President Mike Pence claimed that President Trump.

5. Mevlüt Çavu?o?lu:

   We have been in that program, including some joint production, production of the parts of F-35s in Turkey, turkey has been paying the installments on time, on due time. And Turkey have met all the requirements, but Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlüt Çavu?o?lu can not cancel this because of the S-400s that we are buying. It is a totally different issue.

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