Meaning

9 senses
  1. Located outside a country or place, especially one's own.

    foreign markets; foreign soil

    He liked visiting foreign cities.

    fremd, ausländisch

    иностра́нныйinostránnyj, зарубе́жныйzarubéžnyj, инозе́мныйinozémnyj

    інозе́мнийinozémnyj, закордо́ннийzakordónnyj, зарубі́жнийzarubížnyj

  2. Originating from, characteristic of, belonging to, or being a citizen of a country or place other than the one under discussion.

    foreign car; foreign word; foreign citizen; foreign trade

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

    ausländisch, fremd

    иностра́нныйinostránnyj, зарубе́жныйzarubéžnyj, инозе́мныйinozémnyj

    інозе́мнийinozémnyj, закордо́ннийzakordónnyj

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

  3. Relating to a different nation.

    foreign policy; foreign navies

    вне́шнийvnéšnij, иностра́нныйinostránnyj, зарубе́жныйzarubéžnyj

    зо́внішнійzóvnišnij, інозе́мнийinozémnyj

  4. Not characteristic of or naturally taken in by an organism or system.

    foreign body; foreign substance; foreign gene; foreign species

    иноро́дныйinoródnyj

  5. Alien; strange; uncharacteristic.

    It was completely foreign to their way of thinking.

    чу́ждыйčúždyj, чужо́йčužój

    чужи́йčužýj

  6. (Canada, US)From a different legal jurisdiction (state, province), even if within the same country.

  7. Belonging to a different organization, company etc.

    My bank charges me $2.50 every time I use a foreign ATM.

  8. (obsolete)Held at a distance; excluded; exiled.

  9. (obsolete)Outside, outdoors, outdoor.

Examples

1253 sentences
  1. Learning a foreign language is difficult.

    Важко вивчити іноземну мову. — shanghainese

    ruУчить иностранный язык трудно. — marafon

    deEine Fremdsprache zu lernen, ist schwierig. — MUIRIEL

  2. Are you interested in foreign languages?

    Ви цікавитеся іноземними мовами? — deniko

    ruВы интересуетесь иностранными языками? — Hellerick

    deInteressierst du dich für Fremdsprachen? — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  3. Do you have any foreign books?

    У тебе є якісь іноземні книжки? — deniko

    deHaben Sie ausländische Bücher? — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  4. I am learning two foreign languages.

    Я вивчаю дві іноземні мови. — deniko

    ruЯ изучаю два иностранных языка. — elsteris

    deIch lerne zwei Fremdsprachen. — MUIRIEL

  5. He is engaged in foreign trade.

    Він зайнятий у сфері міжнародної торгівлі. — deniko

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 3
located outside one's own country or place:
relating to a different nation:
alien, strange:
Русский
By meaning 4
located outside one's own country or place:
relating to a different nation:
not characteristic of or naturally taken in by an organism or system:
alien, strange:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
located outside one's own country or place:

Forms

more foreign, most foreign
Comparativemore foreign Lesson
Superlativemost foreign Lesson

regular

Synonyms

15 synonyms
from a different country:overseasB2internationalA2
strange:alienfremd
in a place where it does not belong:extraneous
Close in meaning
  • relating to or originating in or characteristic of another place or part of the world:strange
  • not contained in or deriving from the essential nature of something:alien
  • not belonging to that in which it is contained; introduced from an outside source:extraneous

Antonyms

5 antonyms
from a different country:domesticB2
not characteristic:nativeA2
native to an area:indigenous

Word family

38 related words

Collocations

12 patterns
  • foreign language
  • a foreign language
  • learn a foreign
  • only foreign language
  • the only foreign
  • foreign language is
  • master a foreign
  • foreign country
  • foreign language that
  • a foreign country
  • in a foreign
  • any foreign languages

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
foreign — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto