Information about the word foil (English → Esperanto: malsukcesigi)

Synonyms: quash, wreck, balk, thwart

Part of speechverb
Pronunciation/fɔɪ̯l/
Hyphenationfoil
Shavian alphabet𐑓𐑬𐑤
Deseret alphabet𐑁𐐱𐐮𐑊

Conjugation

Indicative mood
Present tensePast tense
(I) foil(I) foiled
(thou) foilest(thou) foiledst
(he) foils, foileth(he) foiled
(we) foil(we) foiled
(you) foil(you) foiled
(they) foil(they) foiled
Subjunctive mood
Present tensePast tense
(I) foil (I) foiled
(thou) foil(thou) foiled
(he) foil(he) foiled
(we) foil(we) foiled
(you) foil(you) foiled
(they) foil(they) foiled
Imperative mood
foil
Participles
Present participlePast participle
foilingfoiled

Usage samples

The Ukrainian military said Monday that shelling of its defences across Donecʹk is continuing, but renewed attempts by Russian forces to win territory have been foiled.

Translations

Dutchverijdelen
Esperantomalsukcesigi