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Meaning of 'friend' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Friend [ n.]
- One who entertains for another such sentiments of esteem, respect, and affection that he seeks his society aud welfare; a wellwisher; an intimate associate; sometimes, an attendant.
- One not inimical or hostile; one not a foe or enemy; also, one of the same nation, party, kin, etc., whose friendly feelings may be assumed. The word is some times used as a term of friendly address.
- One who looks propitiously on a cause, an institution, a project, and the like; a favorer; a promoter; as, a friend to commerce, to poetry, to an institution.
- One of a religious sect characterized by disuse of outward rites and an ordained ministry, by simplicity of dress and speech, and esp. by opposition to war and a desire to live at peace with all men. They are popularly called Quakers.
- A paramour of either sex.
2 . Friend [ v. t.]
- To act as the friend of; to favor; to countenance; to befriend.

Meaning of 'friend' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . friend [ n]
Meaning (1):
- a person who backs a politician or a team etc.
Example in sentence:
  • all their supporters came out for the game;
  • they are friends of the library
Meaning (2):
- a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
Example in sentence:
  • he was my best friend at the university
Meaning (3):
- an associate who provides cooperation or assistance
Example in sentence:
  • he's a good ally in fight
Meaning (4):
- a person with whom you are acquainted
Example in sentence:
  • I have trouble remembering the names of all my acquaintances;
  • we are friends of the family

Nearby Words:

friabiiity friable friar friarly friary friation fribble fribbler fribbling frible

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