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friend

/fɹɛnd/noun1 syllable

Friend means: a person who backs a politician or a team etc..

Synonyms for friend23

noun, as in a person who backs a politician or a team etc.

noun, as in a member of the Religious Society of Friends founded by George Fox (the Friends have never called themselves Quakers)

Quaker

noun, as in an associate who provides cooperation or assistance

noun, as in a person with whom you are acquainted

also used for friend

contact, buster, mate, pal, buddy, sonny, lover, company, et al., babber, billy, bredrin, bruv, bud, buddo

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Opposites of friend

What does friend mean?5

noun

1

a person who backs a politician or a team etc.“all their supporters came out for the game”

2

a member of the Religious Society of Friends founded by George Fox (the Friends have never called themselves Quakers)

3

an associate who provides cooperation or assistance“he's a good ally in fight”

4

a person with whom you are acquainted“I have trouble remembering the names of all my acquaintances”

5

a person you know well and regard with affection and trust“he was my best friend at the university”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with friend?28

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Friend in a sentence

  • You should be frank, and they will treat you as a friend.CM
  • My friend here is not only a pianist, but also a composer.CK
  • In a way, what your friend has said is true.unknown
  • He is not really a friend, just an acquaintance.CM
  • In spite of the heavy rain, he visited his friend in hospital.CM
  • I met an old friend, and what was more strange, my former teacher.unknown
  • I waited half an hour for my friend, but he didn't turn up.CK
  • At last, she was able to contact her old friend.Shiawase

Sentences from Tatoeba, CC BY 2.0 FR, credited to their authors.

Forms of friend

as a noun

plural
friends