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Word friend
WordType (noun)
Phonetic BrE / frend / NAmE / frend /
Example
  • this is my friend tom.
  • is he a friend of yours?
  • she's an old friend (= i have known her a long time).
  • he's one of my best friends.
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friend

(noun)BrE / frend / NAmE / frend /
  1. a person you know well and like, and who is not usually a member of your family
    • see also befriend
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/befriend
    • This is my friend Tom.
    • Is he a friend of yours?
    • She's an old friend (= I have known her a long time).
    • He's one of my best friends.
    • a close/good friend
    • a childhood/family/lifelong friend
    • I heard about it through a friend of a friend.
    • She has a wide circle of friends.
  2. a person you communicate with on a social networking website
    • How many friends have you got on Facebook?
  3. a person who supports an organization, a charity, etc., especially by giving or raising money; a person who supports a particular idea, etc.
    • See related entries: Helping others
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/topic/helping_others/friend_2
    • the Friends of St Martin’s Hospital
    • a friend of democracy
    • Theatre tickets are 10% cheaper for Friends.
  4. a person who has the same interests and opinions as yourself, and who will help and support you
    • You're among friends here—you can speak freely.
    • His eyes were moving from face to face: friend or foe?
  5. used to talk about somebody you do not know who has done something silly or annoying
    • I wish our friend at the next table would shut up.
  6. used by a member of parliament to refer to another member of parliament or by a lawyer to refer to another lawyer in a court of law
    • my honourable friend, the member for Henley (= in the House of Commons)
    • my noble friend (= in the House of Lords)
    • my learned friend (= in a court of law)
  7. a member of the Society of Friends
    • synonym Quaker
      https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/quaker_2
  8. used to say that two friends are not having a romantic relationship with each other
    • They gradually got to know each other better but they remained just good friends.
  9. to be/become a friend of somebody
    • We've been friends for years.
    • They had a quarrel, but they're friends again now.
    • Simon finds it hard to make friends with other children.
  10. a friend who gives you help when you need it (is a true friend)
  11. to know important people who can help you
    • ‘How did he get promoted so quickly?’ ‘Oh, he has friends in high places.’
  12. a way of describing a dog
  13. Extra Examples

    • Does your sister have any single friends?
    • Even his own friends don’t believe him.
    • He finds it difficult to make friends.
    • He introduced me to his circle of friends.
    • He was last seen leaving a restaurant with a female friend.
    • He won’t win any friends if he carries on talking like that.
    • Her best friend at school was called Anna.
    • I was given this necklace by a good friend of mine.
    • I’m inviting only my closest friends to the party.
    • If you need a friend, just call me.
    • It was so relaxing to be among old friends.
    • My so-called friends are making fun of me because of my weight.
    • People he had trusted turned out to be only fair-weather friends.
    • She doesn’t have many good friends.
    • She’s made friends with the little girl who lives next door.
    • They became friends after meeting at college.
    • We met each other through a mutual friend.
    • We stayed friends even after we grew up and left home.
    • a friend from high school
    • He’s one of my best friends.
    • I heard about it through a friend of a friend.
    • Is he a friend of yours?
    • She has a wide circle of friends.
    • She met up with some of her old school friends.
    • She’s an old friend.
    • a childhood/family/lifelong friend

    Word Origin

    • Old English frēond, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch vriend and German Freund, from an Indo-European root meaning ‘to love’, shared by free.
Copyright This card's content is collected from the following dictionaries: Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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