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friend
[ frend ]
noun
- a person attached to another by feelings of affection or personal regard.
friends of the Boston Symphony.
- a person who is on good terms with another; a person who is not hostile:
Who goes there? Friend or foe?
- a member of the same nation, party, etc.
Synonyms: compatriot, confrere, associate, ally
- Friend, a member of the Society of Friends; a Quaker:
The religious practices of Friends are founded in direct communion with God.
- a person associated with another as a contact on a social media website:
We've never met, but we're Facebook friends.
verb (used with object)
- Rare. to befriend.
- to add (a person) to one's list of contacts on a social media website:
I just friended a couple of guys in my class.
friend
1/ frɛnd /
noun
- a person known well to another and regarded with liking, affection, and loyalty; an intimate
- an acquaintance or associate
- an ally in a fight or cause; supporter
- a fellow member of a party, society, etc
- a patron or supporter
a friend of the opera
- be friendsto be friendly (with)
- make friendsto become friendly (with)
verb
- tr an archaic word for befriend
Friend
2/ frɛnd /
noun
- a member of the Religious Society of Friends; Quaker
Friend
3/ frɛnd /
noun
- mountaineering a device consisting of a shaft with double-headed spring-loaded cams that can be wedged in a crack to provide an anchor point
Derived Forms
- ˈfriendship, noun
- ˈfriendless, adjective
- ˈfriendlessness, noun
Other Words From
- friend·less adjective
- friend·less·ness noun
- non·friend noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of friend1
Word History and Origins
Origin of friend1
Idioms and Phrases
- make friends with, to enter into friendly relations with; become a friend to.
More idioms and phrases containing friend
In addition to the idiom beginning with friend , also see fair-weather friend ; make friends .Synonym Study
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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