Fo

¹ American  

[foh, faw] / foʊ, fɔ /

noun

1. Chinese.  Buddha.

2. Dario 1926–2016, Italian playwright and theater director: Nobel Prize 1997.

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fo. ² American  

abbreviation

1. folio.

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FO ³ American  

abbreviation

Baseball.

1. force-out.

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F.O. ⁴ American  

abbreviation

1. field officer.

2. foreign office.

3. Military.  forward observer.

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FO ¹ British  

abbreviation

1. army Field Officer

2. air force Flying Officer

3. Foreign Office

4. Faeroe Islands (international car registration)

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Fo ² British  

/ fəʊ /

noun

1. Dario (ˈdærɪəʊ). born 1926, Italian playwright and actor. His plays include The Accidental Death of an Anarchist (1970), Trumpets and Raspberries (1984), and The Tricks of the Trade (1991): Nobel prize for literature 1997

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fo. ³ British  

abbreviation

1. folio

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fo ⁴ British  

abbreviation

1. Faeroe Islands

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Etymology

Origin of FO

(for sense 4) from Faeroese Fōroyar

Example Sentences

The inquiry will examine the FO's support to the Dunns after the 19-year-old's motorcycle was hit by a car being driven on the wrong side of the road by Anne Sacoolas at RAF Croughton in Northamptonshire in 2019.

From BBC

Members of the family said they met officials at the FO on Wednesday and were told an inquiry would be chaired by former chief inspector of prisons Dame Anne Owers.

From BBC

Miss Pickford also spoke fo Douglas Fairbanks Sr., her second husband.

From Los Angeles Times

In a July 2013 text message exchange, Comb’s defense lawyer noted that Cassie raised the idea of having a “freak-off,” writing to Combs: “Wish we could’ve FO’d before you left.”

From Los Angeles Times

The prison guard union, FO Justice, expressed its "deepest concern and anger" following the "extremely serious" attacks overnight.

From BBC