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between the ages of 40 and 49 I think my teacher must be in his forties. ►for • ti • eth / ' Ьгйэб / pronoun, adjective, adverb, noun [ count ] 40th

for • ward Ф / 'forward / adverb

( also for • wards / ' Ьтоэ^ / ) in the direction that is in front of you

Move forward to the front of the train.

in the direction of progress; ahead This new drug is a big step forward.

—ANTONYM backward

look forward to something

to wait for something with pleasure We're looking forward to seeing you again.

for • ward 2 / ' forward / verb

( for • wards , for • ward • ing , for • ward • ed )

to send a letter or e-mail that you receive at one address to another address

Could you forward all my mail to me while I'm abroad?

fos • sil / ' fasl / noun [ count ]

a part of a dead plant or an animal that has been in the ground for a very long time and has turned into rock

fos • sil fuel / ' fasl if^l / noun

[ count, noncount ]

fuel such as gas or oil that was formed over millions of years from dead animals or plants in the ground

fos • ter 1 / ' fa^r / verb

(fos • ters,fos • ter• ing ,fos tered )

( formal )

to let a good feeling or situation develop

The aim is to foster good relations between the two

countries.

fos • ter 2 / ' fa^r / adjective

connected with taking a child who needs a home into your family, but without becoming their legal parent my foster parents a foster home

fought

form of fight

foul 1 / faul / adjective

dirty, or with a bad smell or taste What afoul smell!

very bad

We had foul weather all week.

foul 2 / faul / ( fouls , foul • ing , fouled ) verb

( sports ) to do something to another player that is not allowed

Johnson was fouled twice. ►foul noun [ count ]

He was sent off for a foul on the goalkeeper.

found 1 AWL

form of find

found 2 AW / faund / ( founds, found • ing, found ed )

to start a new organization

This school was founded in 1865.

►foun • derAWL / ' faundsr / noun [ count ]

a person who starts a new organization the founder and president of the company

foun • da • tion aw / faun ' deifn /

foundations [ plural ] the bricks or stones that form the solid base of a building, under the ground

[ count, noncount ] the idea or fact on which something is based

Those skills are a good foundation for learning other subjects.

That theory has no foundation.

[ noncount ] the act of starting a new organization

foun • tain / fauntn / noun [ count ]

water that shoots up into the air and then falls down again. You often see fountains in parks and gardens.

fOUr © / for / number

on all fours

with your hands and knees on the ground We went through the tunnel on all fours. ►fourth / for6 / pronoun, adjective, adverb 4th

He finished fourth in the race.

four .teen © / for'tin / number

14

►four • teenth / for'tine / pronoun, adjective, adverb, noun [ count ] 14th

the Fourth of Ju • ly / 6s fore av d₃u ' lai /

noun [ singular ]

July 4; a national holiday in the U.S., when Americans celebrate the day in 1776 that America became an independent country

—SYNONYM Independence Day

fox / faks / noun

foy • er / foisr / noun [ count ]

an open area inside the entrance of a house or a large public

building, for example a hotel or theater

I'll meet you in the hotel foyer at seven thirty.

[count] ( plural fox • es) a wild animal like a small dog with a long thick tail and red fur

frac • tion / ' frrekfn / noun [ count ] ( math)

an exact part of a number

Ш (= a quarter ) and У (= a third ) are fractions.