B1verb · intransitive · frequent

enemy

en·e·my

enemy · enemies · enemied · enemying

To make an enemy ofTo make an enemy of.

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/ˈɛnəmi/

» The city fell to the enemy.

Die Stadt fiel in die Hände des Feindes.

Місто було захоплено ворогом.

Examples

1167 sentences

The city fell to the enemy.
Місто було захоплено ворогом. — deniko
deDie Stadt fiel in die Hände des Feindes. — Tamy
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I don't have a single enemy.
В мене немає жодного ворога. — shanghainese
ruУ меня нет ни одного врага. — marafon
deIch habe nicht einen einzigen Feind. — flitz
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Tom had a lot of enemies.
Том мав багато ворогів. — deniko
ruУ Тома было много врагов. — marafon
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We don't have to be enemies.
Ми не повинні бути ворогами. — deniko
ruМы не должны быть врагами. — marafon
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I don't want us to be enemies.
Я не хочу, щоб ми були ворогами. — deniko
ruЯ не хочу, чтобы мы были врагами. — Olya
deIch will nicht, dass wir Feinde sind. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
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Origin

From Middle English enemy, enemye, enmy, borrowed from Old French enemi, anemi (Modern Fre

From Middle English enemy, enemye, enmy, borrowed from Old French enemi, anemi (Modern French ennemi), from Latin inimīcus, from in- (“not”) + amīcus (“friend”). Displaced Middle English fend (“enemy”), from Old English fēond (“enemy”), which survived into Modern English as fiend, but with a different meaning. Doublet of inimic.

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Forms

enemies, enemying, enemied, enemied

Base form	enemy · to enemy
3rd person singular	enemies
Present participle	enemying
Past simple	enemied
Past participle	enemied

regular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, they	enemy
he, she, it	enemies

Past simpleLesson

all persons

enemied

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, they	have enemied
he, she, it	has enemied

Future simple (will)Lesson

all persons

will enemy

Lessons for this word

3 lessons

A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle

Collocations

12 patterns

have any enemies
worst worst enemy
an an enemy
any enemies
worst enemy
by the enemy
lot of enemies
the enemy attacked
not your enemy
an enemy of
have many enemies
was your enemy