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Examples of friend in a Sentence. Noun … she … got a job, made friends and managed to write a novel that hit the best-seller lists and stayed there …. Garrison Keillor, The New York Times Book Review, 11 June 2006 Over the last couple of years I have experienced moments of disbelief when I meet my friends in public.
First recorded before 900; Middle English friend, frend, Old English frēond “friend, lover, relative” (cognate with Old Saxon friund, Old High German friunt ( German Freund ), Gothic frijōnds ), originally the present participle of frēogan, cognate with Gothic frijōn “to love”.
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.
Synonyms for FRIEND: buddy, colleague, confidant, pal, sister, brother, partner, comrade; Antonyms of FRIEND: enemy, foe, competitor, opponent, adversary, rival, antagonist, nemesis.
Sally and I became friends. 3. plural noun & countable noun B2. The friends of a country, cause, organization, or a famous politician are the people and organizations who help and support them. ...the friends of capitalism.
a person who supports an organization, a charity, etc., especially by giving or raising money; a person who supports a particular idea, etc. the Friends of the Jones Library a friend of democracy theater tickets are 10% cheaper for Friends. not enemy.
friend /frɛnd/ n. [ countable] a person who is attached to another by feelings of affection or personal regard: She was my best friend. a person who gives assistance; supporter; patron: supported by friends of the Boston Symphony.
This time, my sweet little friend will assist me! A friend, certainly, but their relationship was also romantic so best friend didn't seem like a good description. Acquaintances were shallow and many, but if a person had one true friend in a lifetime, they were blessed.
friend. in English. friend. Thesaurus > a person you know well and like > friend. These are words and phrases related to friend. Click on any word or phrase to go to its thesaurus page. Or, go to the definition of friend.
