The meaning of Friend

Friend – definition

noun
A person with whom one has a bond of mutual affection, typically one exclusive of sexual or family relations.
Usage examples:
She's a friend of mine
Synonims:
Companion Boon companion Bosom friend Best friend Close friend Intimate Confidante Confidant Familiar Soul mate Alter ego Second self Shadow Playmate Playfellow Classmate Schoolmate Workmate
noun
A member of the religious society of friends; a quaker.
Usage examples:
At the society of friends, he would put his arm around newcomers and encourage them into the group.

verb
Add (someone) to a list of friends or contacts on a social networking website.
Usage examples:
I am friended by 29 people who i have not friended back
verb
Befriend (someone).
Usage examples:
The woman got married and you still used to friend with she?

noun
A person you know well and like a lot, but who is usually not a member of your family
Usage examples:
I dreamed my school friends were being chased by a whale., today i got a call from a friend of mine…

Friend translation into English

Friend: translate from English into Chinese

朋友

Friend: translate from English into Dutch

Vriend

Friend: translate from English into French

Ami

Friend: translate from English into German

Freund

Friend: translate from English into Hindi

दोस्त

Friend: translate from English into Italian

Amico

Friend: translate from English into Korean

친구

Friend: translate from English into Russian

Друг

Friend: translate from English into Spanish

Amigo

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.

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Friend – similar words

friending

verb
Add (someone) to a list of friends or contacts on a social networking website.
Usage examples:
I am friended by 29 people who i have not friended back

noun
A person with whom one has a bond of mutual affection, typically one exclusive of sexual or family relations.
Usage examples:
She's a friend of mine

noun
A member of the religious society of friends; a quaker.
Usage examples:
At the society of friends, he would put his arm around newcomers and encourage them into the group.

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friended

verb
Add (someone) to a list of friends or contacts on a social networking website.
Usage examples:
I am friended by 29 people who i have not friended back

noun
A person with whom one has a bond of mutual affection, typically one exclusive of sexual or family relations.
Usage examples:
She's a friend of mine

noun
A member of the religious society of friends; a quaker.
Usage examples:
At the society of friends, he would put his arm around newcomers and encourage them into the group.

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Friend synonims

classmate

noun
A fellow member of a class at school, college, or university.
Usage examples:
As a college student, he was always willing to help fellow classmates get through their exams.

noun
Someone who is in the same class as you in school
Usage examples:
Trish is taller than most of her classmates.

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companion

kəmˈpæn.jən

noun
A person or animal with whom one spends a lot of time or with whom one travels.
Usage examples:
His travelling companion

verb
Accompany.
Usage examples:
He is companioned by a pageboy

noun
A covering over the hatchway leading to a ship's companionway.
Usage examples:
The room was illumined from the light in the companion, and the dim lantern hung from the deck beam.

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confidant

noun
A person with whom one shares a secret or private matter, trusting them not to repeat it to others.
Usage examples:
A close confidante of the princess

noun
A person with whom you can share your feelings and secrets
Usage examples:
Her brother is her closest confidant.

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confidante

noun
A person with whom one shares a secret or private matter, trusting them not to repeat it to others.
Usage examples:
A close confidante of the princess

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familiar

adjective
Well known from long or close association.
Usage examples:
Their faces will be familiar to many of you

noun
A demon supposedly attending and obeying a witch, often said to assume the form of an animal.
Usage examples:
Her familiars were her two little griffons that nested in her skirts

adjective
Easy to recognize because previously experienced
Usage examples:
Familiar sights, a familiar face, i’m not familiar with current research in the field., her familia…

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intimate

adjective
Closely acquainted; familiar.
Usage examples:
Intimate friends

noun
A very close friend.
Usage examples:
His circle of intimates

verb
State or make known.
Usage examples:
Mr hutchison has intimated his decision to retire

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playfellow

noun
A playmate.
Usage examples:
They had been his boyhood playfellows

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playmate

noun
A friend with whom a child plays.
Usage examples:
Sometimes valerie wished she had more playmates

noun
A friend, esp. another child, with whom a child often plays
Usage examples:
We were childhood playmates.

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schoolmate

noun
A person who attends or attended the same school as oneself.
Usage examples:
She was teased by her schoolmates

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shadow

noun
A dark area or shape produced by a body coming between rays of light and a surface.
Usage examples:
Trees cast long shadows

verb
Short for eyeshadow.

noun
An area of darkness caused when light is blocked by something, usually in a shape similar to the object that is blocking the light
Usage examples:
[ c ] chloë kept jumping on tyler’s shadow., [ u ] this corner of the room is always in shadow., [ …

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workmate

noun
A person who works in the same place as you, especially one who you are friendly with
Usage examples:
I went out for a drink with a few workmates.

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