friend

/frɛnd/

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Type

Noun

Meaning

  1. A person you know well and like, and who is not a member of your family.

    • I'm going to a movie with some friends tonight.

  2. Someone who supports a group, organization, or idea.

    • The library has many friends who help raise money.

How it's used

When this means “use the plural 'friends'”

  • be friends with + person

I've been friends with Sam since high school.

When this means “start a friendship”

  • make friends (with + person)

It's easy to make friends at summer camp.

When this means “means 'one of that person's friends'”

  • a friend of + person's

She's a friend of my brother's.

Collocations

  • best friend
  • close friend
  • old friend
  • good friend
  • childhood friend
  • friend of the museum
  • friend of the park

Synonyms

  • buddy
  • pal
  • supporter

Antonyms

  • enemy
  • stranger

Idioms

  • a friend in need is a friend indeed

    a true friend helps you when you are in trouble

    He drove me to the hospital at 3 a.m. A friend in need is a friend indeed.