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- Dictionaryfriend/frɛnd/
noun
- 1. a person with whom one has a bond of mutual affection, typically one exclusive of sexual or family relations: "she's a friend of mine" Similar Opposite
- 2. a member of the Religious Society of Friends; a Quaker.
verb
- 1. add (someone) to a list of friends or contacts on a social networking website: informal "I am friended by 29 people who I have not friended back"
- 2. befriend (someone). archaic
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best friend She used to spend hours chatting on the phone to her best friend. close friend Mira is one of my closest friends. oldest friend She's my oldest friend - we've known each other since we were five.
Synonyms for FRIEND: buddy, colleague, confidant, pal, sister, brother, partner, comrade; Antonyms of FRIEND: enemy, foe, competitor, opponent, adversary, rival, antagonist, nemesis
A1. someone who you know well and like: Sarah's my best friend (= the friend I like most). Gordon is a friend of mine. I'm going to New York to visit some friends. Fewer examples. a lifelong friend. Matt's a friend of ours. I know him through work, but he's not a close friend.
How to spell friend: To remember that friend has an i in it, think of the phrase “I see my friends on Friday.” Both friend and Friday begin fri-. If you remember that friend has an i in it, but just can’t remember where it goes, keep in mind the classic mnemonic device “I before E, except after C.”
A friend is your buddy, your pal, your amigo, your comrade. You know, someone you trust and like enough to hang out with on a regular basis.
If you friend someone, you ask them to be your friend on a social media website, so that you can see each other's posts. People you have friended on Facebook could be complete strangers in real life. [ V n on ]
