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Words, grammatical forms and meanings linked to the ontology.

friend en · NOUN

Pronunciation

/fɹɛnd/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
(General-American) audio
/frɪnd/ (dialectal, especially) with pin–pen merger
(Received-Pronunciation) audio
[fɹ̥ɛnd] (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
[fɹ̥ɛnd̥] (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
frĕnd (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *preyH- Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *priHós Proto-Germanic *frijōną Proto-Germanic *frijōndz Proto-West Germanic *friund Old English frēond Middle English frend English friend From Middle English freend, frend, frende, freynde, friend, frind, frond, frund, vrend, vryend, from Old English frēond, frīond (“friend”, literally “loving [one], lover”), from Proto-West Germanic *friund, from Proto-Germanic *frijōndz (“friend, loved one”), from Proto-Indo-European *preyH- (“to please; to love”), roughly equivalent to free + -nd. See also Friday. Cognates Cognate with Scots freend (“friend”), Yola friend, vriene (“friend”), North Frisian frinj, frün (“friend”), Saterland Frisian Fjund, Früünd (“friend”), West Frisian freon, freondinne (“friend”), Cimbrian bròint, vròint (“friend”), Dutch vriend (“friend”), German Freund (“friend”), German Low German Fründ (“friend, relative”), Limburgish vröndj (“friend”), Luxembourgish Frënd (“friend”), Vilamovian fraeind, frajnd (“friend”), Yiddish פֿרײַנד (fraynd, “friend”), Danish frænde (“kinsman”), Faroese and Icelandic frændi (“kinsman”), Norwegian Bokmål and Norwegian Nynorsk frende (“relative”), Swedish frände (“kinsman, relative”), Gothic 𐍆𐍂𐌹𐌾𐍉𐌽𐌳𐍃 (frijōnds, “friend”); also Welsh rhydd (“free”), Latin proprius (“own, proper”), Belarusian пры́яцель (prýjacjelʹ, “friend”), Bulgarian прия́тел (prijátel, “male friend”), Czech přítel (“friend; supporter; lover”), Macedonian при́јател (príjatel, “friend, mate, pal”), Polish przyjaciel, przyjáciel (“friend; lover”), Russian прия́тель (prijátelʹ, “friend; buddy, mate, pal”), Serbo-Croatian при̏јатељ, prȉjatelj (“friend”), Slovak priateľ (“friend; supporter”), Slovene prijatelj (“friend; companion; chum”), Ukrainian при́ятель (prýjatelʹ, “friend; buddy, pal”), Avestan 𐬟𐬭𐬌𐬌𐬀 (friia, “good, pleasant”), Persian فری (fari, “beloved, dear; pleasing”), Sanskrit प्रिय (priya, “beloved; own, wonted”). More at free.

Meanings

A person, typically someone other than a family member, spouse or lover, whose company one enjoys and towards whom one feels affection.
- The only reward of virtue is virtue; the only way to have a friend is to be one. 1841, Ralph Waldo Emerson, “Friendship”, in Essays, volume I:
- ...if you consider any man a friend whom you do not trust as you trust yourself, you are mightily mistaken and you do not sufficiently understand what true friendship means. 1917, Richard M. Gummere translating Seneca as Ad Lucilium Epistulae Morales, Loeb Classical Library, Vol. I, No. 3
- I used to find it hard to make friends when I was shy.
- Trust is important between friends.
- We were friends with some girls from the other school and stayed friends with them.
- ...he who looks upon a true friend, looks, as it were, upon a sort of image of himself. Wherefore friends, though absent, are at hand; though in need, yet abound; though weak, are strong; and—harder saying still—though dead, are yet alive; so great is the esteem on the part of their friends, the tender recollection and the deep longing that still attends them. 1923, William Armistead Falconer translating Cicero as De Amicitia, Loeb Classical Library, Vol. XX, p. 34
- "[…]if you have any wish to speak openly to me as a friend, or to ask my opinion of any thing that you may have in contemplation—as a friend, indeed, you may command me.—I will hear whatever you like. I will tell you exactly what I think." "As a friend!"—repeated Mr. Knightley.—"Emma, that I fear is a word—No, I have no wish—[…]” 1816, Jane Austen, Emma:
- John and I have been friends ever since we were roommates at college.
- ...you are my devoted friend too. You do more and work harder and oh shit I'd get maudlin about how damned swell you are. My god I'd like to see you... You're a hell of a good guy. 1927 Mar. 31, Ernest Hemingway, letter to F. Scott Fitzgerald
- Definition of a friend: One who walks in—when the rest of the world walks out. 1933 Dec. 12, Walter Winchell, "On Broadway", Scranton Republican, p. 5
- We became friends in the war and remain friends to this day.
An associate who provides assistance; patron, mentor.
- When I was a child of seven years old, my friends, on a holiday, filled my little pocket with halfpence. 1779, Benjamin Franklin, The Whistle (letter):
- There was a Boy whose name was Jim; His Friends were very good to him. They gave him Tea, and Cakes, and Jam, And slices of delicious Ham, And Chocolate with pink inside, And little Tricycles to ride, And read him Stories through and through, And even took him to the Zoo— 1907, Hilaire Belloc, Jim (poem):
- The Automobile Association is every motorist's friend. The police is every law-abiding citizen's friend.
- The vicious propensities—the want of principle which he was careful to guard from the knowledge of his best friend, could not escape the observation of a young man of nearly the same age with himself, and who had opportunities of seeing him in unguarded moments, which Mr. Darcy could not have. 1813, Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice:
A person with whom one is vaguely or indirectly acquainted.
- I added him as a friend on Facebook, but I hardly know him.
- a friend of a friend
- The dirty secret of the internet is that all this distraction and interruption is immensely profitable. Web companies like to boast about […], or offering services that let you "stay up to date with what your friends are doing",[…]and so on. But the real way to build a successful online business is to be better than your rivals at undermining people's control of their own attention. 2013 June 21, Oliver Burkeman, “The tao of tech”, in The Guardian Weekly, volume 189, number 2, page 27:
A person who backs or supports something.
- I’m not a friend of cheap wine.
(informal) An object or idea that can be used for good.
- Fruit is your friend.
(colloquial, ironic, used only in the vocative) Used as a form of address when warning someone.
- You’d better watch it, friend.
(qualifier:object-oriented programming) A function or class granted special access to the private and protected members of another class.
- In that case, the function needn't (and shouldn't) be a friend. 2001, Stephen Prata, C++ primer plus:
- To make a function be a friend to a class, the reserved word friend precedes the function prototype[…] 2008, D S Malik, C++ Programming: From Problem Analysis to Program Design:
- But don't take the following sections as an endorsement of friends. Top C++ programmers avoid using friends unless absolutely necessary. 1991, Tom Swan, Learning C++:
A spring-loaded camming device.
- Since they were introduced in the 1970s, friends have revolutionized climbing, making protection possible in previously impossible places […] 1995, Rock Climbing Basics:
(euphemistic) A lover; a boyfriend or girlfriend.
- Time has been, when a gentleman wanted a friend, I could supply him with choice in an hour; but the market is spoiled, and a body might as soon produce a hare or a partridge […] 1813, Samuel Foote, The Commissary, Etc., page 17:
- Nor to the motion of a schoolboy's tongue ; Nor never come in visard to my friend c. 1595–1596 (date written), William Shakespeare, “Loues Labour’s Lost”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act V, scene ii]:
- I met your friend. She's very nice, what can I say? 1975, Janis Ian, In the Winter:
(Scotland, obsolete) A relative, a relation by blood or marriage.
- Make friends of framet folk.
- He was not a drop's blood to me, though him and my wife were far-out friends. 1895, Crockett, Bog-Myrtle, 232
- Friends agree best at a distance.
(in-plural, qualifier:usually preceded by "and") Used to refer collectively to a group of associated individuals, especially those comprising a cast, company, or crew
- Russia and friends continued to criticize the work of the JIM, focusing in particular on the methodology employed and the decision of the experts not to go to certain on-site visits for security reasons[…] 2020, Beth Van Schaack, Imagining Justice for Syria, →ISBN, page 98:
- Meanwhile on The View, Whoopi Goldberg and friends continue to spout their takes on the hot topics of the day.

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
frind		alternative, pronunciation-spelling	lexicographic
freind		alternative, misspelling	lexicographic
friends	Number=Plur		lexicographic

Antonyms

asshole · scuzzball · scuzz · pill · stinker · horse's ass · schmuck · wretch · enemy (antonym(s) of) · bitchy-pants · stranger (antonym(s) of “person with whom you are acquainted”) · jerk · nemesis · false friend · pisspot · creep · foe (antonym(s) of “person who provides assistance”) · enemy (antonym(s) of “person who provides assistance”) · fiend

Synonyms

booster (person who backs something) · cove · dawg · geezer · buster (form of address used in warning someone) · sonny (form of address used in warning someone) · peeps · butty · bud · contact (person with whom you are acquainted) · compadre · companion · ally (sympathizer, helper) · marrow · cock · china · bredrin · shag · chaver · acquaintance (person with whom you are acquainted) · surry · pardner · homie · tovarish · wantok · champion (person who backs something) · comrade · duck · friend · kith · buddy (form of address used in warning someone) · bruv · dude · good old boy · supporter (person who backs something) · mucker · buddo · old bean · et al. · chum · geez · fettler · fam · babber · matey · cobber · sport · mate (form of address used in warning someone) · protagonist (person who backs something) · punk · homeskillet · chuck · gink · admirer (person who backs something) · cocker · billy · pal (form of address used in warning someone) · crony · company · lover (boyfriend or girlfriend)

Translations (888)

be каха́нка (boyfriend or girlfriend) · hit 𒀀𒊏𒀀𒀸 (person whose company one enjoys) · alt эш (person whose company one enjoys) · ja 朋友 (person whose company one enjoys) · tr tanıdık (person with whom you are acquainted) · ota رفیق (person whose company one enjoys) · sd سکو (person whose company one enjoys) · mns-nor юрт (person whose company one enjoys) · sv vän (person with whom you are acquainted) · wyi kirrip (person whose company one enjoys) · ur مِتَّر (person whose company one enjoys) · pt amigo (person whose company one enjoys) · ilo gayyem (person whose company one enjoys) · ru прия́тель (person whose company one enjoys) · sv flickvän (boyfriend or girlfriend) · gmq-pro ᚹᛁᚾᛁᛉ (person whose company one enjoys) · aqc дос (person whose company one enjoys) · ka არიფი (person whose company one enjoys) · pap amigu (person whose company one enjoys) · ro амик (person with whom you are acquainted) · unm winkalit (person whose company one enjoys) · sh друг (person whose company one enjoys) · te సహచరుడు (person who provides assistance) · mwl amio (person whose company one enjoys) · sa सुहृद (person whose company one enjoys) · hu barát (boyfriend or girlfriend) · lo ມິດ (person whose company one enjoys) · zh ляншу (person whose company one enjoys) · hu barát (person who backs something) · mel sakai (person whose company one enjoys) · fi kaveri ((sarcastic) form of address used to warn someone) · ivb kakaddaw (person whose company one enjoys) · gd bràmair (boyfriend or girlfriend) · gag arkadaş (person whose company one enjoys) · kn ಗೆಳೆಯ (person whose company one enjoys) · hsn 朋友 (person whose company one enjoys) · nl vriendinnetje (person whose company one enjoys) · ro prieten (boyfriend or girlfriend) · shu رفيق (person whose company one enjoys) · tpi pren (person with whom you are acquainted) · es amigo (person whose company one enjoys) · pt aliado (person who provides assistance) · sw rafiki wa kiume (boyfriend or girlfriend) · wuu 朋友 (person whose company one enjoys) · pl przyjacielu ((sarcastic) form of address used to warn someone) · kea amigu (person whose company one enjoys) · sh prȉjatelj (person whose company one enjoys) · ml കൂട്ടുകാരൻ (person whose company one enjoys) · da veninde (person whose company one enjoys) · ta தோழன் (boyfriend or girlfriend) · alt нӧкӧр (person whose company one enjoys) · es acuache (person whose company one enjoys) · is vinur ((sarcastic) form of address used to warn someone) · pro amic (person whose company one enjoys) · rif amedukker (boyfriend or girlfriend) · la amicus (person whose company one enjoys) · tpw îekotyasaba (person whose company one enjoys) · id sobat (person whose company one enjoys) · sl fant (boyfriend or girlfriend) · mww phooj ywg (person whose company one enjoys) · myv оя (person whose company one enjoys) · mn ᠨᠠᠶᠢᠵᠠ ᠨᠥᠬᠥᠷ (person whose company one enjoys) · bn বান্ধবী (person whose company one enjoys) · sdn amicu (person whose company one enjoys) · ko 동무 (person whose company one enjoys) · lou amoureu (boyfriend or girlfriend) · sd دوست (person whose company one enjoys) · tr refik (person whose company one enjoys) · mn ᠠᠨᠳᠠ (person whose company one enjoys) · sh dèvōjka (boyfriend or girlfriend) · lou amoureuz (boyfriend or girlfriend) · se ustit (person whose company one enjoys) · yua láakʼ (person whose company one enjoys) · fa دوسْت (person whose company one enjoys) · tr ahbap (person whose company one enjoys) · sv bekant (person with whom you are acquainted) · hi सहेली (person whose company one enjoys) · bbl მეგობარ (person whose company one enjoys) · nl vriendje (person whose company one enjoys) · ug ئۈلپەت (person whose company one enjoys) · hrx Freindin (person whose company one enjoys) · za baengzyoux (person whose company one enjoys) · nb venninne (person whose company one enjoys) · xal иньг (person whose company one enjoys) · lmo amis (person whose company one enjoys) · scn amicu (person whose company one enjoys) · dsb pśijaśelka (person whose company one enjoys) · alt јолдош (person whose company one enjoys) · lzz მეგაბრე (person whose company one enjoys) · ko 벗 (person whose company one enjoys) · de Freund (person whose company one enjoys) · cim bròint (person whose company one enjoys) · esu aiparnaarraq (person whose company one enjoys) · hu barátocskám ((sarcastic) form of address used to warn someone) · pag kaaro (person whose company one enjoys) · ml കൂട്ടുകാരി (person whose company one enjoys) · ce доттагӏ (person whose company one enjoys) · de Liebste (boyfriend or girlfriend) · sv kamrat (person whose company one enjoys) · sat ᱜᱟᱛᱮ (person whose company one enjoys) · lou fyanse (boyfriend or girlfriend) · mt ħabib (person whose company one enjoys) · ccc kumpali (person whose company one enjoys) · rw umu-gēnzi (person whose company one enjoys) · tg дӯст (person whose company one enjoys) · tpw aûsupara (person whose company one enjoys) · eo koramiko (boyfriend or girlfriend) · hu pajtás (person whose company one enjoys) · fa دوست (person who provides assistance) · twf púyena (person whose company one enjoys) · sl dekle (boyfriend or girlfriend) · ckb یار (person whose company one enjoys) · haw hoaloha (person whose company one enjoys) · as লগৰীয়া (person whose company one enjoys) · el γνωστός (person with whom you are acquainted) · ckb دۆست (person whose company one enjoys) · lb Frëndin (person whose company one enjoys) · bn দোস্ত (person whose company one enjoys) · sa सखि (person whose company one enjoys) · ro amică (person whose company one enjoys) · ka ტოლი (person whose company one enjoys) · ko 친구 (person whose company one enjoys) · ckb برادەر (person whose company one enjoys) · ckt ыʼԓгытумгытум (person whose company one enjoys) · io amikino (person whose company one enjoys) · cs přítelkyně (person whose company one enjoys) · jje 벗 (person whose company one enjoys) · gug angirũ (person whose company one enjoys) · myv ялга (person whose company one enjoys) · he חברה (boyfriend or girlfriend) · fr amie f copine (person whose company one enjoys) · sh френд (person whose company one enjoys) · enm frend (person whose company one enjoys) · war sangkay (person whose company one enjoys) · cs kamarád (person whose company one enjoys) · ckb هاوڕێ (person whose company one enjoys) · is félagi (person with whom you are acquainted) · fr petit ami (boyfriend or girlfriend) · sh pòznanīk (person with whom you are acquainted) · yue 朋友 (person whose company one enjoys) · fi ystävä (object or idea that can be used for good) · ps دوست (person whose company one enjoys) · os ӕмбал (person whose company one enjoys) · gu મિત્ર (person whose company one enjoys) · vi bạn (person whose company one enjoys) · ru молодой человек (boyfriend or girlfriend) · ur رَفِیق (person whose company one enjoys) · orv сѧбьръ (person whose company one enjoys) · tpw anama (LGA) (person whose company one enjoys) · txb waṣamo (person whose company one enjoys) · he חברה (person whose company one enjoys) · kgp régre (person whose company one enjoys) · sh pòznanica (person with whom you are acquainted) · gl amiga (person whose company one enjoys) · lv draudzene (person whose company one enjoys) · uga 𐎗𐎓 (person whose company one enjoys) · ar صاحب (person whose company one enjoys) · fr petite amie (boyfriend or girlfriend) · cs známý (person with whom you are acquainted) · ky дос (person whose company one enjoys) · hi दोस्त (person whose company one enjoys) · es cuate (person whose company one enjoys) · sga carae (person whose company one enjoys) · sh drugàrica (person whose company one enjoys) · csb przëcél (person whose company one enjoys) · ga comrádaí (person with whom you are acquainted) · kum ёлдаш (person whose company one enjoys) · so saaxiibad (person whose company one enjoys) · ar رَفِيقَة (person whose company one enjoys) · dlm amaica (person whose company one enjoys) · sv väninna (person whose company one enjoys) · hi मित्र (person whose company one enjoys) · oc amiga (person whose company one enjoys) · ja 彼女 (boyfriend or girlfriend) · ru девушка (boyfriend or girlfriend) · ms rakan (person whose company one enjoys) · nl vriendin (person whose company one enjoys) · khb ᦉᦠᦻ (person whose company one enjoys) · nl vriendje (boyfriend or girlfriend) · ne साथी (person whose company one enjoys) · atv найыджы (person whose company one enjoys) · sh френдица (person whose company one enjoys) · de Liebster (boyfriend or girlfriend) · is vinur (person whose company one enjoys) · tt дус (person whose company one enjoys) · mr मित्र (person whose company one enjoys) · br mignonezed (person whose company one enjoys) · fo vinur (person whose company one enjoys) · it conoscente (person with whom you are acquainted) · el βοηθός (person who provides assistance) · uz rafiq (person whose company one enjoys) · sw rafiki (person whose company one enjoys) · sw rafiki wa kike (boyfriend or girlfriend) · be ся́бар (person whose company one enjoys) · lou boyfrìnn (boyfriend or girlfriend) · bg позна́т (person with whom you are acquainted) · pl druh (person whose company one enjoys) · tzm ⴰⵎⴷⴷⴰⴽⴽⵯⵍ (person whose company one enjoys) · hy բարեկամ (person whose company one enjoys) · be падру́га (person whose company one enjoys) · ka მოყვარე (person whose company one enjoys) · ru прия́тель (boyfriend or girlfriend) · or ମିତ (person whose company one enjoys) · bo གྲོགས་པོ (person whose company one enjoys) · hi प्रेमी (boyfriend or girlfriend) · fi kaveri (person with whom you are acquainted) · sw rafiki (object or idea that can be used for good) · gd bancharaid (person whose company one enjoys) · ig enyi (person whose company one enjoys) · de Freundin (person whose company one enjoys) · sce anda (person whose company one enjoys) · fr copain (boyfriend or girlfriend) · id kawan (person whose company one enjoys) · sl prijateljica (person whose company one enjoys) · cs kluk (boyfriend or girlfriend) · pl znajomy (person with whom you are acquainted) · cs přítel (person whose company one enjoys) · kum ювукъ (person whose company one enjoys) · haw aikāne (boyfriend or girlfriend) · yi פֿרײַנד (person whose company one enjoys) · lo ເພື່ອນ (person whose company one enjoys) · kmr hevrê (person whose company one enjoys) · sh при̏јатељу ((sarcastic) form of address used to warn someone) · es novia (boyfriend or girlfriend) · ur مِیت (person whose company one enjoys) · jv kanca (person whose company one enjoys) · ru знако́мая (person with whom you are acquainted) · pt namorado (boyfriend or girlfriend) · ta நண்பன் (person whose company one enjoys) · ofs friūnd (person whose company one enjoys) · frr waane (person whose company one enjoys) · pa ਯਾਰ (person with whom you are acquainted) · ar رَفِيق (person whose company one enjoys) · bg прия́телка (person whose company one enjoys) · de Freundchen ((sarcastic) form of address used to warn someone) · ak adamfo (person whose company one enjoys) · vi người bạn (person whose company one enjoys) · th เกลอ (person whose company one enjoys) · sv vän (person who backs something) · fy freon (person whose company one enjoys) · nb venn (person whose company one enjoys) · vot sõbrõ (person whose company one enjoys) · hi सखा (person whose company one enjoys) · ast amiga (person whose company one enjoys) · koi друг (person whose company one enjoys) · de Kumpeline (person whose company one enjoys) · sv vän (person whose company one enjoys) · meu turana (person whose company one enjoys) · zh пын-ю (person whose company one enjoys) · es acere (person whose company one enjoys) · de Freundin (person who backs something) · hu pártoló (person who backs something) · hy ընկեր (person whose company one enjoys) · tew kʼema (person whose company one enjoys) · ccc ameko (person whose company one enjoys) · it amico ((sarcastic) form of address used to warn someone) · sv väninna (person who backs something) · tpi poro (person with whom you are acquainted) · wym frajnd (person whose company one enjoys) · ofs wine (person whose company one enjoys) · nl vriend (person whose company one enjoys) · ce тӏехьийза йоӏ (boyfriend or girlfriend) · kk дос (person whose company one enjoys) · crh dost (person whose company one enjoys) · zu umngane (person whose company one enjoys) · fa یار (person whose company one enjoys) · pa بیلی (person with whom you are acquainted) · ki mũrata (person whose company one enjoys) · pt namorada (boyfriend or girlfriend) · te మిత్రుడు (person whose company one enjoys) · rm enconuschent (person with whom you are acquainted) · yua etail (person whose company one enjoys) · de Kumpelin (person whose company one enjoys) · fi kaveri (person whose company one enjoys) · it fidanzato (boyfriend or girlfriend) · cjy 朋友 (person whose company one enjoys) · pa ਮਿੱਤਰ (person whose company one enjoys) · bal دوست (person whose company one enjoys) · jv mitra (person whose company one enjoys) · ja 彼氏 (boyfriend or girlfriend) · af meisie (boyfriend or girlfriend) · ar صديق (person whose company one enjoys) · goh wini (person whose company one enjoys) · ha ƙawa (person whose company one enjoys) · uk при́ятелька (person whose company one enjoys) · zh 友人 (person whose company one enjoys) · sh prȉjatelj (person who backs something) · sh drug (person whose company one enjoys) · zza embaz (diq) (person whose company one enjoys) · hy ընկեր (boyfriend or girlfriend) · ca coneguda (person with whom you are acquainted) · sdc amiggu (person whose company one enjoys) · mrc naw (person whose company one enjoys) · cu приꙗтєль (person whose company one enjoys) · ca amic (person whose company one enjoys) · yue 友人 (person whose company one enjoys) · da kammerat (person whose company one enjoys) · uk по́друга (person whose company one enjoys) · sv väninna (person with whom you are acquainted) · grc φίλος (person whose company one enjoys) · kmr heval (person whose company one enjoys) · lo ສ່ຽວ (person whose company one enjoys) · hi परिचित (person with whom you are acquainted) · sh при̏јатељ (person whose company one enjoys) · evn гирки (person whose company one enjoys) · ta நண்பி (person whose company one enjoys) · de Freundin (boyfriend or girlfriend) · sk kamarát (person whose company one enjoys) · fa رَفیق (person whose company one enjoys) · rue пайташ (person whose company one enjoys) · yo ọ̀rẹ́ (person whose company one enjoys) · mn анд (person whose company one enjoys) · fi ystäväinen (person whose company one enjoys) · tyv өңнүк (person whose company one enjoys) · orv приꙗтель (person whose company one enjoys) · rsk товаришка (person whose company one enjoys) · cs přítelkyně (boyfriend or girlfriend) · ur حَبِیب (person whose company one enjoys) · es novio (boyfriend or girlfriend) · frr frinj (person whose company one enjoys) · tpi poroman (person with whom you are acquainted) · uk друг (person whose company one enjoys) · zza ombaz (diq) (person whose company one enjoys) · sh prijatèljica (person who backs something) · is vinstúlka (person whose company one enjoys) · ru знако́мый (person with whom you are acquainted) · tl kasintahan (boyfriend or girlfriend) · win hicakoro (person whose company one enjoys) · xal үр (person whose company one enjoys) · luy omusale (person whose company one enjoys) · fa دوست ((sarcastic) form of address used to warn someone) · as লগৰ (person whose company one enjoys) · ru прия́тельница (person whose company one enjoys) · sw rafiki (boyfriend or girlfriend) · es amiguito ((sarcastic) form of address used to warn someone) · fi ystävätär (person whose company one enjoys) · sa मित्र (person whose company one enjoys) · de Freund (boyfriend or girlfriend) · be дзяўчы́на (boyfriend or girlfriend) · am ጓደኛ (person whose company one enjoys) · sh prijatèljica (person who provides assistance) · be хло́пец (boyfriend or girlfriend) · he חבר (boyfriend or girlfriend) · isd xayyam (person whose company one enjoys) · cs příznivkyně (person who backs something) · ia amico (person whose company one enjoys) · frr Frinj (person whose company one enjoys) · tl bata (boyfriend or girlfriend) · fi tukija (person who backs something) · su batur (person whose company one enjoys) · krc шох (person whose company one enjoys) · mns-nor рума (person whose company one enjoys) · ti መሓዛ (person whose company one enjoys) · br mignonez (person whose company one enjoys) · kjh нанҷы (person whose company one enjoys) · sh prijatèljica (object or idea that can be used for good) · hak 朋友 (person whose company one enjoys) · rm amia (person whose company one enjoys) · ka ნაცნობი (person whose company one enjoys) · kl ikinngut (person whose company one enjoys) · he חבר (person whose company one enjoys) · sh пријатѐљица (person who provides assistance) · ltg draugs (person whose company one enjoys) · he משרת (person who provides assistance) · af ou (boyfriend or girlfriend) · uk подру́га (person whose company one enjoys) · ms teman (person whose company one enjoys) · ovd wenn (person whose company one enjoys) · mwr यार (person whose company one enjoys) · es aliado (person who provides assistance) · dum vrient (person whose company one enjoys) · cdo 朋友 (person whose company one enjoys) · fa آشنا (person with whom you are acquainted) · lou zami (person whose company one enjoys) · mk пријателка (person whose company one enjoys) · sro amigu (person whose company one enjoys) · uga 𐎈𐎁𐎗 (person whose company one enjoys) · anq mitaǰəle (person whose company one enjoys) · cv тус (person whose company one enjoys) · sv allierad (person who provides assistance) · bn বন্ধু (person whose company one enjoys) · xh itshomi (person whose company one enjoys) · tr arkadaş (person whose company one enjoys) · ca conegut (person with whom you are acquainted) · vec amigo (person whose company one enjoys) · la amica (person whose company one enjoys) · my မိတ် (person whose company one enjoys) · ale agiitaadax (person whose company one enjoys) · kum дост (person whose company one enjoys) · be ся́бра (person whose company one enjoys) · ru прия́тельница (boyfriend or girlfriend) · ka ამხანაგი (person whose company one enjoys) · cy cariad (boyfriend or girlfriend) · sv vän (person who provides assistance) · km ពួកម៉ាក (person whose company one enjoys) · ee velia (person whose company one enjoys) · sh дру̀га̄р (person whose company one enjoys) · te మిత్రుడు (person with whom you are acquainted) · ta தோழன் (person whose company one enjoys) · ug دوست (person whose company one enjoys) · krl ystävy (person whose company one enjoys) · ja 友人 (person whose company one enjoys) · as বন্ধু (person whose company one enjoys) · ay masi (person whose company one enjoys) · ja 友達 (person whose company one enjoys) · osx friund (person whose company one enjoys) · apw chʼoondé (person whose company one enjoys) · lou kalin (boyfriend or girlfriend) · rgn amig (person whose company one enjoys) · bua нүхэр (person whose company one enjoys) · da ven (person whose company one enjoys) · or ସାଙ୍ଗ (person whose company one enjoys) · af vriend (person whose company one enjoys) · gan 朋友 (person whose company one enjoys) · de Freund (object or idea that can be used for good) · pox fründ (person whose company one enjoys) · uz joʻra (person whose company one enjoys) · lb Frënd (person whose company one enjoys) · sk priateľ (person whose company one enjoys) · ms taulan (person whose company one enjoys) · pt amigo ((sarcastic) form of address used to warn someone) · inh доттагӏа (person whose company one enjoys) · te స్నేహితురాలు (person whose company one enjoys) · hi सखी (person whose company one enjoys) · ro prietenă (person whose company one enjoys) · udm эш (person whose company one enjoys) · mnc ᠠᠨᡩᠠ (person whose company one enjoys) · ak ɔyɔnkoɔ (person whose company one enjoys) · pt conhecida (person with whom you are acquainted) · sh dȅčko (boyfriend or girlfriend) · sd يار (person whose company one enjoys) · pl przyjaciółka (person whose company one enjoys) · ta தோழி (boyfriend or girlfriend) · tk jora (person whose company one enjoys) · ne मित्र (person whose company one enjoys) · pms amis (person whose company one enjoys) · qu kumpa (person whose company one enjoys) · pjt iṉa (person whose company one enjoys) · gv carrey (person whose company one enjoys) · eu lagun (person whose company one enjoys) · got 𐍆𐍂𐌹𐌾𐍉𐌽𐌳𐍃 (person whose company one enjoys) · hi प्रेमिका (boyfriend or girlfriend) · ota ارقداش (person whose company one enjoys) · ota دوست (person whose company one enjoys) · el φίλος (boyfriend or girlfriend) · pi mitta (person whose company one enjoys) · lou négrès (boyfriend or girlfriend) · hi यार (person whose company one enjoys) · lo ໝູ່ (person whose company one enjoys) · mi hoa (person whose company one enjoys) · fi poikaystävä (boyfriend or girlfriend) · da bekendt (person with whom you are acquainted) · qu masi (person whose company one enjoys) · tr sevgili (boyfriend or girlfriend) · is góða ((sarcastic) form of address used to warn someone) · ar ربيع (person whose company one enjoys) · pt companheiro ((sarcastic) form of address used to warn someone) · sce dosi (person whose company one enjoys) · el φίλος (person whose company one enjoys) · frr frün (person whose company one enjoys) · te హితుడు (person who backs something) · te సన్నిహితుడు (object or idea that can be used for good) · ja 仲間 (person with whom you are acquainted) · lij amigo (person whose company one enjoys) · cy ffrind (person whose company one enjoys) · ar صاحب (person whose company one enjoys) · sl punca (boyfriend or girlfriend) · cs opora (person who provides assistance) · te స్నేహితుడు (person whose company one enjoys) · krc шуёх (person whose company one enjoys) · nod ᨻᩮᩥ᩠᩵ᨶ (person whose company one enjoys) · ms sahabat (person whose company one enjoys) · tl syota (boyfriend or girlfriend) · nds Fründin (person whose company one enjoys) · rsk товариш (person whose company one enjoys) · zlw-opl przyjaciel (person whose company one enjoys) · br mignon (person whose company one enjoys) · nl vriend (boyfriend or girlfriend) · dlm amaic (person whose company one enjoys) · tt таныш (person with whom you are acquainted) · is vina ((sarcastic) form of address used to warn someone) · odt friund (person whose company one enjoys) · ce тӏехьийза кӏант (boyfriend or girlfriend) · ar صاحب (person whose company one enjoys) · de Kamerad (person whose company one enjoys) · tt әшнә (person whose company one enjoys) · kab amdakkel (person whose company one enjoys) · it amico (person whose company one enjoys) · is félagi ((sarcastic) form of address used to warn someone) · zh 友人 (person whose company one enjoys) · apw -dekee (person whose company one enjoys) · is góði ((sarcastic) form of address used to warn someone) · de Kameradin (person whose company one enjoys) · id pacar (boyfriend or girlfriend) · ur سَہیلی (person whose company one enjoys) · es compadre ((sarcastic) form of address used to warn someone) · dsb znata (person with whom you are acquainted) · br mignoned (person whose company one enjoys) · sv anhängare (person who backs something) · ar صَدِيقَة (person whose company one enjoys)

friend en · VERB

Pronunciation

/fɹɛnd/ (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
(General-American) audio
/frɪnd/ (dialectal, especially) with pin–pen merger
(Received-Pronunciation) audio
[fɹ̥ɛnd] (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
[fɹ̥ɛnd̥] (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)
frĕnd (General-American, Received-Pronunciation)

Etymology

Meanings

(obsolete, transitive) To act as a friend to, to befriend; to be friendly to, to help.
- ’Tis true, the stuff I bring for sale Is not so brisk a brew as ale: Out of a stem that scored the hand I wrung it in a weary land. But take it: if the smack is sour, The better for the embittered hour; It should do good to heart and head When your soul is in my soul’s stead; And I will friend you, if I may, In the dark and cloudy day. 1896, Alfred Edward Housman, A Shropshire Lad, section LXII:
- Lo sluggish Knight the victors happie pray: / So fortune friends the bold [...]. 1596, Edmund Spenser, The Faerie Queene, IV.ii:
(transitive) To add (a person) to a list of friends on a social networking site; to officially designate (someone) as a friend.
- One of the most used features of MySpace is the practice that is nicknamed "friending." If you "friend" someone, then that person is added to your MySpace friends list, and you are added to their friends list. 2006, Kevin Farnham, Dale G. Farnham, Myspace Safety: 51 Tips for Teens And Parents, How-To Primers, →ISBN, page 69:
- The two distributions which exhibited this property were in response to the statements, “I am careful about who I friend,” and, “If someone friends me, I will friend them.” (Figure 3). 2007, David Fono, Kate Raynes-Goldie, “Hyperfriendship and Beyond: Friends and Social Norms on LiveJournal”, in Mia Consalvo, Caroline Haythornthwaite, editors, Internet Research Annual: Selected Papers from the Association of Internet Researchers Conference 2005 (Digital Formations; 33), volume 4, New York, N.Y.: Peter Lang, →ISBN, →ISSN, page 99:
- I use Native, that’s what other Native people on Facebook use. I have 660 friends. Tons of Native friends in my feed. Most of my friends, though, are people I don’t know, who’d happily friended me upon request. 2018, Tommy Orange, “Edwin Black”, in There There, New York, N.Y.: Vintage Books, →ISBN, page 69:

Forms

Spelling	Features	Labels	Source
freind		alternative, misspelling	lexicographic
friended	Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic
friended	Tense=Past		lexicographic
friends	Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres		lexicographic
frind		alternative, pronunciation-spelling	lexicographic
friending	Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part		lexicographic

Antonyms

unfriend · defriend

Translations (38)

pt favorecer (to act as the friend of) · sk spriateliť sa (to add as a friend) · pl przyjaźnić się (to act as the friend of) · fi lisätä kaveriksi (to add as a friend) · sv gynna (to act as the friend of) · de sich anfreunden (to act as the friend of) · ru подружи́ться (to act as the friend of) · sv stödja (to act as the friend of) · uk зафре́ндити (to add as a friend) · tt дуслашырга (to act as the friend of) · sv hjälpa (to act as the friend of) · zza dostey kerden (to act as the friend of) · fi avittaa (to act as the friend of) · pt amigar (to add as a friend) · es amigar (to add as a friend) · es amistar (to add as a friend) · es hacer amigos (to add as a friend) · ru зафре́ндить (to add as a friend) · fi auttaa (to act as the friend of) · af bevriend wees (to act as the friend of) · sh prijateljevati se (to add as a friend) · fr se lier d'amitié (avec) (to add as a friend) · pt marcar como amigo (to add as a friend) · fa دوستی کردن (to act as the friend of) · pl dodać do znajomych (to add as a friend) · hu ismerősnek jelöl (to add as a friend) · zza embaz kerden (to add as a friend) · sh пријатељевати се (to add as a friend) · be сябрава́ць (to act as the friend of) · ru доба́вить в друзья́ (to add as a friend) · af vriende raak (to add as a friend) · nl bevriend zijn met (to act as the friend of) · et sõbrunema (to add as a friend) · tl kaibiganin (to add as a friend) · ru дружи́ть (to act as the friend of) · es favorecer (to act as the friend of) · cmn 加 (to add as a friend) · bg сприятеля́вам се (to add as a friend)

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friend en · NOUN

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friend en · VERB

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