Meaning of "foist" in the English dictionary

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD FOIST

Probably from obsolete Dutch vuisten to enclose in one's hand, from Middle Dutch vuist fist.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF FOIST

foist  [fɔɪst]

GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF FOIST

Foist is a verb.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb foist in English.

WHAT DOES FOIST MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Fusta

The fusta or fuste was a narrow, light and fast ship with shallow draft, powered by both oars and sail—in essence a small galley. It typically had 12 to 18 two-man rowing benches on each side, a single mast with a lateen sail, and usually carried two or three guns. The sail was used to cruise and save the rowers’ energy, while the oars propelled the ship in and out of harbor and during combat. The fusta was the favorite ship of the North African corsairs of Salé and the Barbary Coast. Its speed, mobility, capability to move without wind, and its ability to operate in shallow water—crucial for hiding in coastal waters before pouncing on a passing ship—made it ideal for war and piracy. It was mainly with fustas that the Barbarossa brothers, Baba Aruj and Khair ad Din, carried out the Ottoman conquest of North Africa and the rescue of Mudéjars and Moriscos from Spain after the fall of Granada, and that they and the other North African corsairs used to wreak terror upon Christian shipping and the islands and coastal areas of the Mediterranean in the 16th and 17th centuries.

Definition of foist in the English dictionary

The definition of foist in the dictionary is often foll by off or on to sell or pass off as genuine, valuable, etc. Other definition of foist is usually foll by in or into to insert surreptitiously or wrongfully.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO FOIST

PRESENT

Present

I foist

you foist

he/she/it foists

we foist

you foist

they foist

Present continuous

I am foisting

you are foisting

he/she/it is foisting

we are foisting

you are foisting

they are foisting

Present perfect

I have foisted

you have foisted

he/she/it has foisted

we have foisted

you have foisted

they have foisted

Present perfect continuous

I have been foisting

you have been foisting

he/she/it has been foisting

we have been foisting

you have been foisting

they have been foisting

Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past

I foisted

you foisted

he/she/it foisted

we foisted

you foisted

they foisted

Past continuous

I was foisting

you were foisting

he/she/it was foisting

we were foisting

you were foisting

they were foisting

Past perfect

I had foisted

you had foisted

he/she/it had foisted

we had foisted

you had foisted

they had foisted

Past perfect continuous

I had been foisting

you had been foisting

he/she/it had been foisting

we had been foisting

you had been foisting

they had been foisting

Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future

I will foist

you will foist

he/she/it will foist

we will foist

you will foist

they will foist

Future continuous

I will be foisting

you will be foisting

he/she/it will be foisting

we will be foisting

you will be foisting

they will be foisting

Future perfect

I will have foisted

you will have foisted

he/she/it will have foisted

we will have foisted

you will have foisted

they will have foisted

Future perfect continuous

I will have been foisting

you will have been foisting

he/she/it will have been foisting

we will have been foisting

you will have been foisting

they will have been foisting

The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional

I would foist

you would foist

he/she/it would foist

we would foist

you would foist

they would foist

Conditional continuous

I would be foisting

you would be foisting

he/she/it would be foisting

we would be foisting

you would be foisting

they would be foisting

Conditional perfect

I would have foist

you would have foist

he/she/it would have foist

we would have foist

you would have foist

they would have foist

Conditional perfect continuous

I would have been foisting

you would have been foisting

he/she/it would have been foisting

we would have been foisting

you would have been foisting

they would have been foisting

Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative

you foist
we let´s foist
you foist

The imperative is used to form commands or requests.

NONFINITE VERB FORMS

Infinitive

to foist

Past participle

foisted

Present Participle

foisting

Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

TRANSLATION OF FOIST

Find out the translation of foist to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of foist from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «foist» in English.

• Translator English - Chinese: 强加于
• Translator English - Spanish: endilgar
• English: foist
• Translator English - Hindi: थोपना
• Translator English - Arabic: دس
• Translator English - Russian: всучить
• Translator English - Portuguese: impingir
• Translator English - Bengali: প্রক্ষেপ করা
• Translator English - French: imposer
• Translator English - Malay: Foist
• Translator English - German: unterschieben
• Translator English - Japanese: 押し付ける
• Translator English - Korean: 떠맡 기다
• Translator English - Javanese: Foist
• Translator English - Vietnamese: thêm vào
• Translator English - Tamil: foist
• Translator English - Marathi: फाईस्ट
• Translator English - Turkish: yutturmak
• Translator English - Italian: rifilare
• Translator English - Polish: narzucać
• Translator English - Ukrainian: всучити
• Translator English - Romanian: foist
• Translator English - Greek: πασάρουν
• Translator English - Afrikaans: aanpraten
• Translator English - Swedish: foist
• Translator English - Norwegian: prakke

3 QUOTES WITH «FOIST»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word foist.

1

Dylan Moran

I think that women just have a primeval instinct to make soup, which they will try to foist on anybody who looks like a likely candidate.

2

Robert Mugabe

We are not hungry... Why foist this food upon us? We don't want to be choked. We have enough.

3

Dean Wareham

It's easy enough to foist your music collection on your kids. Lectures are not required; you just play the stuff while they are prisoner in the back seat on a long drive, or softly in the background while eating dinner.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «FOIST»

Discover the use of foist in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to foist and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.

The Oxford Dictionary of American Usage and Style

150 foist B. As a Verb. Focus makes focused and focusing in AmE, focussed and focussing in BrE. See spelling (b). foist. A. Preposition with: off\s. on. Traditionally speaking, foist takes the preposition on — e.g.: "That network has foisted ...

Bryan A. Garner, 2000

Shakespeare: The first collected edition of the dramatic ...

Foist. AH'$ one for that. He drmkes. * A plague of all Cowards still.say I. Prince. What's the matter ? foist. What's the matter? here be foureof vs.haus ta'ne a thousand pound this Morning. Prince. Where is it,/*cJ^ t where is it ? Foist. Where is it ...

William Shakespeare, Howard Staunton, Henry Condell, 1866

A Glossary: Or, Collection of Words, Phrases, Names, and ...

Nich. Prog.ofEliz. I. p. 1. See GALLEYFOIST. Foist meant also a sharper, and is, perhaps, derived from to foist, in the sense of to thrust in improperly, which is said to be fromfausser, French. Prate again, as you like this, you whoreson foist, you.

Robert Nares, 1822

Hellenistic Ceramics of Cyprus: Provenance Study

A collection of Hellenistic pottery sherds excavated at the Hill of Agios Georgios in Nicosia, Cyprus was analyzed in the IIRMES (the Institute for Integrated Research in Materials, Environments, and Society) laboratory utilizing LA-TOF-ICP ...

Laura Ann Gertrude Foist Hunter, 2007

Encyclopædia metropolitana; or, Universal dictionary of ...

FOIST. probability, from the Lat. fusto, a pouring forth. Consequentially, as the , " Fr.foison ; store, plenty, abundance, great fulness, enough." Foison plenty, i. e. plenty to the utmost abundance. Steevens ; more literally, profusion. His fader left  ...

Encyclopaedia, Edward Smedley, 1845

Encyclopaedia metropolitana: or Universal dictionary of ...

FOIST. POISON, probability, from the Lat. fusio, a pouring forth. Consequentially, as the " Fr.foison; store, plenty, abundance, great fulness, enough." Foison plenty, i. e. plenty to the utmost abundance. Steevens ; more literally, profusion.

Edward Smedley, Hugh James Rose, Henry John Rose, 1845

Encyclopædia metropolitana; or, Universal dictionary of ...

4924. For the slore and foison of fruits is that which openeth the trade and commerce of buying and selling. Holland. Plutarch, fol. 708. Earth's increase, and foyzon plentie Barnes and garners, never empty. Shakspeare. Tempest, fol. 15. FOIST ...

Edward Smedley, Hugh James Rose, Henry John Rose, 1845

Garner's Modern American Usage

The etymology of the word is unknown. foist. A. Preposition with: off vs. on. Traditionally speaking,foist takes the preposition on—e.g.: “That network has foisted innumerable Virtual Celebrities on us.” Richard Roeper, “ 'The Spot' Marks a New ...

Bryan Garner, 2009

The Elizabethan Underworld: A Collection of Tudor and Early ...

But the foist or nip, he watcheth, and, seeing the client draw his purse to pay some charges or fees necessary for the court, marketh where he putteth it, and then when he thrusteth into the throng, either to answer for himself, or to stand by his ...

A. V. Judges, 2002

Shakespeare-quarto Facsimiles: Hamlet ... 1. quarto

Foist. I amas pooreaslob my lord , but not so pacient, your Lordship may minister the potion ofimprisonment to me,in respect of pouerty ,but how I should be your pacient to follow your prescriptions,the wise may make som dramme of a seruple  ...

William Shakespeare, 1600

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «FOIST»

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Video: Breaking Benjamin Performs Acoustic Cover Of Tool's 'Prison …

Burnley unveiled BREAKING BENJAMIN 2.0 last year, with the lineup consisting of drummer Shaun Foist, bassist Aaron Bruch, former RED ... «BLABBERMOUTH.NET, Jul 15»

Jamie Murray keeping sibling rivalry in right perspective - ESPN

Jamie Murray certainly seems to be pretty phlegmatic about the role the public and media foist upon him but, if anything, he has got it slightly tougher than ... «ESPN.co.uk, Jul 15»

Worst week of BBC's life may be just a warm-up for bigger battles …

The last time the Conservatives attempted to foist on the BBC the cost of free TV licences for older people, in 2010, the then director general, ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»

Letting Go and Letting In

I just can't strap on stilettos and foist high make-up to go shopping, and they judge me for that. Micki, Her Graciousness, stood with the closet ... «Huffington Post, Jul 15»

Rivers: Police Seal Council Offices, Bar New Caretaker Committee …

... preservative order that none of the parties should do anything to foist on either the Court of Appeal or the Federal High Court a fait accompli. «THISDAY Live, Jul 15»

Pentagon Recruits 60 “Moderate” Syrian Rebels, Pays $9 Million to …

Obama, the Pentagon and Congress continue to foist the moderate Syrian rebel scam on the American people. Last year the Pentagon went ... «Center for Research on Globalization, Jul 15»

Kottur simmers after whistleblower murder - The Times of India

"He managed to foist cases against several people in the locality who opposed his attempts to grab the land." People in the neighbourhood ... «Times of India, Jul 15»

HC gives police free hand against strong-arm tactics

Police officers accompanying the civic team said they could foist false cases against the civic officials under the SC and ST (Prevention of ... «Times of India, Jul 15»

Independent MPs reduce blot on homogenous political landscape

... the Ministers we foist upon her (with some honourable exceptions). Would someone kindly tap Mr Abbott on the shoulder and tell him that –. «Sydney Morning Herald, Jul 15»

Adobe To Fix Another Hacking Team Zero-Day — Krebs on Security

There is every reason to believe this exploit will soon be folded into exploit kits, crimeware used to foist drive-by downloads when unsuspecting ... «Krebs on Security, Jul 15»