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friend
(frĕnd)n.
1. A person whom one knows, likes, and trusts.
2. A person whom one knows; an acquaintance.
3. A person with whom one is allied in a struggle or cause; a comrade.
4. One who supports, sympathizes with, or patronizes a group, cause, or movement: friends of the clean air movement.
5. Friend A member of the Society of Friends; a Quaker.
tr.v. friend·ed, friend·ing, friends
Idiom: 1. Informal To add (someone) as a friend on a social networking website.
2. Archaic To befriend.
be friends with
To be a friend of: I am friends with my neighbor.
friend′less adj.
friend′less·ness n.
Word History: The relationship between Latin amīcus, "friend," and amō, "I love," is clear, as is the relationship between Greek philos, "friend," and phileō, "I love." In English, though, we have to go back a millennium before we see the verb that we can easily connect to friend. Frēond, the Old English source of Modern English friend, is related to the Old English verb frēon, "to love, like, honor, set free (from slavery or confinement)." Specifically, frēond comes from the present participle of the Germanic ancestor of Old English frēon and thus originally meant "one who loves." (The Old English verb frēon, "to love, set free," by the way, survives today in Modern English as to free.) The Germanic root of frēond and frēon is *frī-, which meant "to like, love, be friendly to." Closely linked to these concepts is that of "peace," and in fact Germanic made a noun from this root, *frithu-, meaning exactly that. Ultimately descended from this noun are the personal names Frederick, "peaceful ruler," and Siegfried, "victory peace." The root also shows up in the name of the Germanic deity Frigg, the goddess of love, who lives on today in the word Friday, "day of Frigg," from an ancient translation of Latin Veneris diēs, "day of Venus."
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friend
(frɛnd)n
1. a person known well to another and regarded with liking, affection, and loyalty; an intimate
2. an acquaintance or associate
3. an ally in a fight or cause; supporter
4. a fellow member of a party, society, etc
5. a patron or supporter: a friend of the opera.
6. be friends to be friendly (with)
7. make friends to become friendly (with)
vb (tr)
8. (Communications & Information) to add (a person) to one's list of contacts on a social networking website
9. an archaic word for befriend
[Old English frēond; related to Old Saxon friund, Old Norse frǣndi, Gothic frijōnds, Old High German friunt]
ˈfriendless adj
ˈfriendlessness n
ˈfriendship n
Friend
(frɛnd)n
(Protestantism) a member of the Religious Society of Friends; Quaker
Friend
(frɛnd)n
(Mountaineering) trademark 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
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friend
(frɛnd)n.
1. a person attached to another by feelings of affection or personal regard.
2. a person who gives assistance; patron; supporter: friends of the Boston Symphony.
3. a person who is on good terms with another; a person who is not hostile: Who goes there? Friend or foe?
4. a member of the same nation, party, etc.
5. (cap.) a member of the Society of Friends; Quaker.
v.t. 6. Archaic. to befriend.
Idioms: make friends with, to enter into friendly relations with; become a friend to.
[before 900; Middle English friend, frend, Old English frēond friend, lover, relative (c. Old Saxon friund, Old High German friunt), orig. present participle of frēogan to love]
friend′less, adj.
friend′less•ness, n.
syn: See acquaintance.
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friend
1. 'friend'
Your friends are people you know well and like spending time with. You can refer to a friend who you know very well as a good friend or a close friend.
He's a good friend of mine.
A close friend told me about it.
If someone has been your friend for a long time, you can refer to them as an old friend. He or she is not necessarily an old person.
I went back to my hometown and visited some old friends.
2. 'be friends with'
If someone is your friend, you can say that you are friends with them.
You used to be good friends with him, didn't you?
I also became friends with Melanie.
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friend
Past participle: friended
Gerund: friending
| Imperative |
|---|
| friend |
| friend |
| Present |
|---|
| I friend |
| you friend |
| he/she/it friends |
| we friend |
| you friend |
| they friend |
| Preterite |
|---|
| I friended |
| you friended |
| he/she/it friended |
| we friended |
| you friended |
| they friended |
| Present Continuous |
|---|
| I am friending |
| you are friending |
| he/she/it is friending |
| we are friending |
| you are friending |
| they are friending |
| Present Perfect |
|---|
| I have friended |
| you have friended |
| he/she/it has friended |
| we have friended |
| you have friended |
| they have friended |
| Past Continuous |
|---|
| I was friending |
| you were friending |
| he/she/it was friending |
| we were friending |
| you were friending |
| they were friending |
| Past Perfect |
|---|
| I had friended |
| you had friended |
| he/she/it had friended |
| we had friended |
| you had friended |
| they had friended |
| Future |
|---|
| I will friend |
| you will friend |
| he/she/it will friend |
| we will friend |
| you will friend |
| they will friend |
| Future Perfect |
|---|
| I will have friended |
| you will have friended |
| he/she/it will have friended |
| we will have friended |
| you will have friended |
| they will have friended |
| Future Continuous |
|---|
| I will be friending |
| you will be friending |
| he/she/it will be friending |
| we will be friending |
| you will be friending |
| they will be friending |
| Present Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I have been friending |
| you have been friending |
| he/she/it has been friending |
| we have been friending |
| you have been friending |
| they have been friending |
| Future Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I will have been friending |
| you will have been friending |
| he/she/it will have been friending |
| we will have been friending |
| you will have been friending |
| they will have been friending |
| Past Perfect Continuous |
|---|
| I had been friending |
| you had been friending |
| he/she/it had been friending |
| we had been friending |
| you had been friending |
| they had been friending |
| Conditional |
|---|
| I would friend |
| you would friend |
| he/she/it would friend |
| we would friend |
| you would friend |
| they would friend |
| Past Conditional |
|---|
| I would have friended |
| you would have friended |
| he/she/it would have friended |
| we would have friended |
| you would have friended |
| they would have friended |
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
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Noun 1. [画像:friend - a person you know well and regard with affection and trust]friend - a person you know well and regard with affection and trust; "he was my best friend at the university"
individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"
alter ego - a very close and trusted friend who seems almost a part of yourself
amigo - a friend or comrade
best friend - the one friend who is closest to you
comrade, brother - used as a term of address for those male persons engaged in the same movement; "Greetings, comrade!"
buddy, chum, crony, pal, sidekick, brother - a close friend who accompanies his buddies in their activities
companion, comrade, familiar, fellow, associate - a friend who is frequently in the company of another; "drinking companions"; "comrades in arms"
flatmate - an associate who shares an apartment with you
girlfriend - any female friend; "Mary and her girlfriend organized the party"
light - a person regarded very fondly; "the light of my life"
mate - informal term for a friend of the same sex
schoolfriend - a friend who attends the same school
2. [画像:friend - an associate who provides cooperation or assistance]friend - an associate who provides cooperation or assistance; "he's a good ally in fight"
associate - a person who joins with others in some activity or endeavor; "he had to consult his associate before continuing"
blood brother - a male sworn (usually by a ceremony involving the mingling of blood) to treat another as his brother
3. [画像:friend - a person with whom you are acquainted]friend - a person with whom you are acquainted; "I have trouble remembering the names of all my acquaintances"; "we are friends of the family"
individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul - a human being; "there was too much for one person to do"
bunkmate - someone who occupies the same sleeping quarters as yourself
campmate - someone who lives in the same camp you do
connection - (usually plural) a person who is influential and to whom you are connected in some way (as by family or friendship); "he has powerful connections"
end man - a man at one end of a row of people
homeboy - a male friend from your neighborhood or hometown
messmate - (nautical) an associate with whom you share meals in the same mess (as on a ship)
pickup - a casual acquaintance; often made in hope of sexual relationships
4. [画像:friend - a person who backs a politician or a team etc.]friend - a person who backs a politician or a team etc.; "all their supporters came out for the game"; "they are friends of the library"
anglophil, anglophile - an admirer of England and things English
Boswell - a devoted admirer and recorder of another's words and deeds
cheerleader - an enthusiastic and vocal supporter; "he has become a cheerleader for therapeutic cloning"
Confederate - a supporter of the Confederate States of America
corporatist - a supporter of corporatism
Francophil, Francophile - an admirer of France and everything French
free trader - an advocate of unrestricted international trade
functionalist - an adherent of functionalism
Jacobite - a supporter of James II after he was overthrown or a supporter of the Stuarts
New Dealer - a supporter of the economic policies in the United States known as the New Deal
Roundhead - a supporter of parliament and Oliver Cromwell during the English Civil War
seconder - someone who endorses a motion or petition as a necessary preliminary to a discussion or vote
Shavian - an admirer of G. B. Shaw or his works
well-wisher, sympathiser, sympathizer - someone who shares your feelings or opinions and hopes that you will be successful
toaster, wassailer - someone who proposes a toast; someone who drinks to the health of success of someone or some venture
maintainer, sustainer, upholder - someone who upholds or maintains; "firm upholders of tradition"; "they are sustainers of the idea of democracy"
Whig - a supporter of the American Revolution
5. [画像:friend - a member of the Religious Society of Friends founded by George Fox (the Friends have never called themselves Quakers)]Friend - a member of the Religious Society of Friends founded by George Fox (the Friends have never called themselves Quakers)
Quakers, Religious Society of Friends, Society of Friends - a Christian sect founded by George Fox about 1660; commonly called Quakers
Christian - a religious person who believes Jesus is the Christ and who is a member of a Christian denomination
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friend
noun
1. companion, pal, mate (informal), buddy (informal), partner, china (Brit. & S. African informal), familiar, best friend, intimate, cock (Brit. informal), close friend, comrade, chum (informal), crony, alter ego, confidant, playmate, confidante, main man (slang, chiefly U.S.), soul mate, homeboy (slang, chiefly U.S.), cobber (Austral. or old-fashioned N.Z. informal), bosom friend, boon companion, Achates I had a long talk with my best friend.
companion rival, enemy, opponent, competitor, foe, adversary, antagonist
companion rival, enemy, opponent, competitor, foe, adversary, antagonist
2. supporter, ally, associate, sponsor, advocate, patron, backer, partisan, protagonist, benefactor, adherent, well-wisher the Friends of Birmingham Royal Ballet
Quotations
"A friend should bear his friend's infirmities" [William Shakespeare Julius Caesar]
"The belongings of friends are common" [Aristotle]
"My best friend is the man who in wishing me well wishes it for my sake" [Aristotle Nicomachean Ethics]
"Friends are born, not made" [Henry Adams The Education of Henry Adams]
"True happiness"
"Consists not in the multitude of friends,"
"But in the worth and choice" [Ben Jonson Cynthia's Revels]
"Friends are God's apology for relatives" [Hugh Kingsmill]
"Old friends are the best. King James used to call for his old shoes; for they were easiest for his feet" [John Seldon Table Talk]
"Old friends are the blessing of one's later years - half a word conveys one's meaning" [Horace Walpole]
"The only way to have a friend is to be one" [Ralph Waldo Emerson Essays: First Series]
"Of two close friends, one is always the slave of the other" [Mikhail Lermontov A Hero of Our Time]
"A friend should bear his friend's infirmities" [William Shakespeare Julius Caesar]
"The belongings of friends are common" [Aristotle]
"My best friend is the man who in wishing me well wishes it for my sake" [Aristotle Nicomachean Ethics]
"Friends are born, not made" [Henry Adams The Education of Henry Adams]
"True happiness"
"Consists not in the multitude of friends,"
"But in the worth and choice" [Ben Jonson Cynthia's Revels]
"Friends are God's apology for relatives" [Hugh Kingsmill]
"Old friends are the best. King James used to call for his old shoes; for they were easiest for his feet" [John Seldon Table Talk]
"Old friends are the blessing of one's later years - half a word conveys one's meaning" [Horace Walpole]
"The only way to have a friend is to be one" [Ralph Waldo Emerson Essays: First Series]
"Of two close friends, one is always the slave of the other" [Mikhail Lermontov A Hero of Our Time]
Proverbs
"A friend in need is a friend indeed"
"A friend in need is a friend indeed"
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
friend
noun1. A person whom one knows well, likes, and trusts:
Slang: sidekick.
2. A person whom one knows casually:
3. A person who supports or champions an activity, cause, or institution, for example:
Informal: angel.
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Translations
صَديقصَدِيق نَصير
přítelpřítelkyněholkakamarádkluk
vendyrevenkammerat
sõber
ystäväkaveri
दोस्तमित्र
prijateljprijateljicaprijateljudečkodjevojka
barátbarát1barátnőpártolója
vinurvinkonavinstúlka
友だち友人友達
친구
amicaamicus
be draugųdraugassusidraugauti
draugslabvēlis
bevriend zijn metvriend
amiciubitprieten
prijateljprijateljica
vänväninnaflickvängynnahjälpa
เพื่อน
دوست
bạn
friend
[frend] N → amigo/a m/f; (at school, work etc) → compañero/a m/ffriend! (Mil) → ¡gente de paz!
a friend of mine → un amigo mío
he's no friend of mine → no es mi amigo, no es amigo mío
a friend of the family → un amigo de la familia
let's be friends → hagamos las paces
to be friends with sb → ser amigo de algn
we're the best of friends → somos muy amigos
we're just good friends → somos sólo amigos → somos amigos nada más
to make friends with sb → hacerse amigo de algn, trabar amistad con algn
he makes friends easily → hace amigos con facilidad
he is no friend to violence → no es partidario de la violencia
to have a friend at court (fig) → tener enchufe
the Society of Friends (Rel) → los cuáqueros
Friends of the Earth → Amigos mpl de la Tierra
Friends of the National Theatre → Asociación f de Amigos del Teatro Nacional
a friend in need is a friend indeed → en las malas es cuando se conoce a los amigos
see also learned
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
friend
[ˈfrɛnd] n [person] → ami(e) m/f
to be friends → être amis(amies)
to be friends with sb → être ami(e) avec qn
to make friends → se faire des amis
to make friends with sb → se lier avec qn, se lier d'amitié avec qn
to be friends → être amis(amies)
to be friends with sb → être ami(e) avec qn
to make friends → se faire des amis
to make friends with sb → se lier avec qn, se lier d'amitié avec qn
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
friend
n
→ Freund(in) m(f); (less intimate) → Bekannte(r) mf; to become or make friends with somebody → sich mit jdm anfreunden, mit jdm Freundschaft schließen ; to make a friend of somebody → sich (dat) → jdn zum Freund machen ; he makes friends easily → er findet leicht Freunde ; she’s a friend of mine → sie ist eine Freundin/eine Bekannte von mir; he’s no friend of mine → er ist nicht mein Freund ; to be friends with somebody → mit jdm befreundet sein, jds Freund(in) sein; I’m not friends with her any more → sie ist nicht mehr meine Freundin ; be a friend → sei so lieb ; we’re just (good) friends → da ist nichts, wir sind nur gut befreundet ; my honourable (Brit Parl) /learned (Jur) friend → mein verehrter (Herr) Kollege, meine verehrte (Frau) Kollegin ; a friend at court (fig) → ein einflussreicher Freund ; a friend in need is a friend indeed (Prov) → Freunde in der Not gehen tausend auf ein Lot (Prov)
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
friend
[frɛnd] n → amico/a; (at school) → compagno/a; (at work) → collega m/fa friend of mine → un(a) mio/a amico/a
to make friends with sb → fare amicizia con qn
let's be friends → facciamo pace
we're just good friends → siamo solo buoni amici
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
friend
(frend) noun1. someone who knows and likes another person very well. He is my best friend. vriend صَديق приятел amigo přítel der/die Freund/-in ven; kammerat φίλος amigo sõber دوست ystävä ami/-ie חבר मित्र prijatelj barát teman vinur amico 友人 친구 draugas draugs teman vriend venn, bekjent przyjaciel ملګرى،دوست، رفيق، ورور (لكه داخوان المسلمين غړى amigo prieten друг priateľ, -ka prijatelj prijatelj vän, väninna เพื่อน arkadaş 朋友 друг; приятель دوست bạn; người bạn 朋友
2. a person who acts in a friendly and generous way to people etc he or she does not know. a friend to animals. vriend نَصير приятел amigo přítel der/die Freund/-in venlig person; dyreven φίλος amigo sõbramees دوست دار ystävä ami/-ie ידיד हितैषी prijatelj, poznanik pártolója vminek penyayang vinur amico 味方 호의적인 사람 draugas draugs; labvēlis penyayang vriend venn przyjaciel ملګرى amigo iubitor доброжелатель priateľ, -ka ljubitelj prijatelj vän, gynnare มิตร dost 對人友好、大方的人 прихильник, доброзичливець حامی người ủng hộ; người giúp đỡ 对人友好、大方的人
ˈfriendless adjective without friends. alone and friendless. vriendeloosheid وحيد، بدون أصْدِقاء сам(отен) sem amigos nemající přátele, opuštěný ohne Freunde venneløs που είναι χωρίς φίλους sin amigos sõpradeta بی دوست ilman ystäviä délaissé חַסַר-יְדִידִים मित्रहीन bez prijatelja, osamljen elhagyatott sendirian vinalaus senza amici 友人のいない 친구가 없는 vienišas, be draugų bez draugiem tiada kawan vriendenloos venneløs, uten venner opuszczony, samotny بې ياره، بې دوسته sem amigos fără prieteni не имеющий друзей bez priateľov osamljen bez prijatelja utan vänner ไม่มีเพื่อน arkadaşsız 沒有朋友的 самітний, самотній بغیر دوست کا، تنہا không có bạn 没有朋友的
ˈfriendly adjective kind and willing to make friends. She is very friendly to everybody. vriendelik وُدّي дружелюбен amigável přátelský freundlich venlig φιλικός simpático, amigable sõbralik مهربان ystävällinen amical ידידותי स्नेहशील prijateljski, srdačan barátságos ramah vinalegur amichevole, cortese 友好的な 친절한 draugiškas draudzīgs ramah vriendelijk vennlig, vennskapelig przyjazny مرسته، دوستانه، دملګرۍ amigável prietenos дружелюбный priateľský prijateljski druželjubiv vänlig เป็นมิตร canayakın 友好的 дружній دوستانہ thân ái; thân thiết 友好的
ˈfriendship noun1. the state of being friends. Friendship is a wonderful thing. vriendskap صداقَه приятелство amizade přátelství die Freundschaft venskab φιλία amistad sõprus دوستی ystävyys amitié ידידות मैत्री prijateljstvo barátság persahabatan vinátta amicizia 友情 친구 draugystė draudzība persahabatan vriendschap vennskap przyjaźń دوستى، يارى، رفاقت amizade prietenie дружба priateľstvo prijateljstvo prijateljstvo vänskap มิตรภาพ arkadaşlık 友情 дружба دوستی tình hữu nghị 友情
2. a particular relationship between two friends. Our friendship grew through the years. vriendskap صَداقَه، عُلاقَه، موَدَّه дружба amizade přátelství die Freundschaft venskab; tæt forhold φιλία amistad sõprus رفاقت ystävyys amitié חברות मित्रता prijateljstvo barátság persahabatan vinskapur amicizia 交友関係 우정 draugystė draudzība persahabatan vriendschap vennskap, vennskapelige følelser przyjaźń رفاقت amizade prietenie дружба priateľstvo prijateljstvo prijateljstvo vänskap[sförhållande] ความเป็นเพื่อน dostluk 友誼 дружба دوستوں کے بیچ کا رشتہ tình bạn 友谊
make friends (with) to start a friendly relationship; to become friends with someone. The child tried to make friends with the dog. bevriend يُصادِق، يَتَصادَق сприятелявам се fazer amizade spřátelit se Freundschaft schließen mit blive ven med πιάνω φιλίες trabar amistad con alguien, hacerse amigo de alguien sõprust sobitama دوست شدن با ystävystyä devenir ami/-ie avec לְהִתיָידֵד पहचान करना sprijateljiti se s összebarátkozik vkivel bersahabat vingast við fare amicizia con* 親しくなる ...와 친하게 사귀다 susidraugauti sadraudzēties (ar kādu) cari kawan vriendschap sluiten bli venner (med) zaprzyjaźnić się دوستى fazer amizade a se împrieteni (cu) подружиться spriateliť sa (s) spoprijateljiti se sprijateljiti se bli vän med สร้างความเป็นมิตร arkadaş olmak/edinmek 與...交友 подружитися з دوستی کرنا trở thành bạn của ai 与...交友
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friend
→ صَدِيق přítel ven Freund φίλος amigo ystävä ami prijatelj amico 友だち 친구 vriend venn przyjaciel amigo друг vän เพื่อน arkadaş bạn 朋友Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
friend
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