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friend
1 countable someone you know well and like, but who is not a member of your familyShe’s visiting friends in Scotland. close/good/great friend: Helga is a close friend of mine. old friend (=one that you have had for a long time): I’m having lunch with an old friend. friends and relatives/neighbours/acquaintances: We stayed with various friends and relatives. friend of the family/family friend: May I introduce Peter Flint, a very old friend of the family. circle of friends (=group of friends): She has a wide circle of friends. Synonyms and related words
Friends and acquaintances friend acquaintance companion 1a used for referring to a person without mentioning their nameI’ll ask my friend at the office if she knows. The letter was signed simply ‘A friend’. Synonyms and related words
Friends and acquaintances friend acquaintance companion 1b friends plural if two people are friends, each one is a friend of the otherThey used to be good friends, but they’ve fallen out recently. A lot of couples remain friends after their marriage ends. friend with: I’ve been friends with him for years. Synonyms and related words
Friends and acquaintances friend acquaintance companion
Adjectives frequently used with friend ▪ best, close, closest, dear, good, great, lifelong, old, trusted
2 countable a country that has a good relationship with another countryJapan is a valued friend and partner of this country. Synonyms and related words
General words relating to international relations bilateralism constructivism constructivist 3 countable someone who supports a particular organization, political movement etc, especially by giving them moneyAnnabel is a friend of the Metropolitan Museum. Synonyms and related words
Supporters of ideas, plans or people supporter follower advocate 4 legalBritishused by a barrister to refer to a solicitor in courtMy friend, Miss Edwards, for the respondents, has failed to address a number of issues. Synonyms and related words
Lawyers and people who work in law courts advocate AG ambulance chaser 5 asking for a friendused humorously, especially online, either to ask an awkward or embarrassing question on your own behalf, or to make fun of someone who has said or done something stupidHow many sandwiches could one person fit in for lunch and then still have room for dinner later? Asking for a friend. Submitted from:
United States on 26/11/2018 6 a friend in need is a friend indeeda true friend is someone who helps you when you need itAfter my operation, John checked up on me every day. A friend in need is a friend indeed. Submitted by:
Emran Khoshrouye Ghiasi from Iran, Islamic Republic of on 24/11/2018 7 friends with benefitsfriends who are in a casual sexual relationshipThe plan to be friends with benefits goes awry. Submitted on:
16/10/2017
friends in high places just (good) friends make friends no friend of friend
1 countable someone you know well and like, but who is not a member of your familyShe’s visiting friends in Illinois. close/good/great friend: Helga is a close friend of mine. friends and relatives/neighbors/acquaintances: We stayed with various friends and relatives. friend of the family/family friend: May I introduce Peter Flint, a very old friend of the family. old friend (=one that you have had for a long time): I’m having lunch with an old friend. circle of friends (=group of friends): She has a wide circle of friends. Synonyms and related words
Friends and acquaintances friend acquaintance companion 1a used for referring to a person without mentioning their nameI’ll ask my friend at the office if she knows. The letter was signed simply “A friend.” Synonyms and related words
Friends and acquaintances friend acquaintance companion 1b friends plural if two people are friends, each one is a friend of the otherThey used to be good friends, but they’ve fallen out recently. A lot of couples remain friends after their marriage ends. friend with: I’ve been friends with him for years. Synonyms and related words
Friends and acquaintances friend acquaintance companion
Adjectives frequently used with friend ▪ best, close, closest, dear, good, great, lifelong, old, trusted
2 countable a country that has a good relationship with another countryJapan is a valued friend and partner of this country. Synonyms and related words
General words relating to international relations bilateralism constructivism constructivist 3 countable someone who supports a particular organization, political movement, etc., especially by giving them moneyAnnabel is a friend of the Metropolitan Museum. Synonyms and related words
Supporters of ideas, plans or people supporter follower advocate 4 legalBritishused by a barrister (=senior lawyer) to refer to a solicitor in courtMy friend, Miss Edwards, for the respondents, has failed to address a number of issues. Synonyms and related words
Lawyers and people who work in law courts advocate AG ambulance chaser 5 asking for a friendused humorously, especially online, either to ask an awkward or embarrassing question on your own behalf, or to make fun of someone who has said or done something stupidHow many sandwiches could one person fit in for lunch and then still have room for dinner later? Asking for a friend. Submitted from:
United States on 26/11/2018 6 a friend in need is a friend indeeda true friend is someone who helps you when you need itAfter my operation, John checked up on me every day. A friend in need is a friend indeed. Submitted by:
Emran Khoshrouye Ghiasi from Iran, Islamic Republic of on 24/11/2018 7 friends with benefitsfriends who are in a casual sexual relationshipThe plan to be friends with benefits goes awry. Submitted on:
16/10/2017
friends in high places just (good) friends make friends no friend of friendverb transitive UK /frend/ 1 to add someone to your list of friends on a social networking websiteMy mother-in-law friended me, and I didn’t know how to say no. Synonyms and related words
To use social media at-sign check into defollow
friendverb transitive US /frend/ 1 to add someone to your list of friends on a social networking websiteMy mother-in-law friended me, and I didn’t know how to say no. Synonyms and related words
To use social media at-sign check into defollow
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