Friend can be categorized as a noun and a verb.
Verb |
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| friend - To act as a friend to, to befriend; to be friendly to, to help. | ||
| friend - To add a person to a list of friends on a social networking site; to officially designate someone as a friend. | ||
Noun |
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| friend - a person you know well and regard with affection and trust; "he was my best friend at the university" | ||
| Friend - a member of the Religious Society of Friends founded by George Fox (the Friends have never called themselves Quakers) | ||
| friend - a person who backs a politician or a team etc.; "all their supporters came out for the game"; "they are friends of the library" | ||
| friend - a person with whom you are acquainted; "I have trouble remembering the names of all my acquaintances"; "we are friends of the family" | ||
| friend - an associate who provides cooperation or assistance; "he's a good ally in fight" |
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| 1. | noun | He was my best friend at the university. | |
| 2. | noun | I guess it's just the old new Arab 'Me against my brother, me and my brother against my cousin, me and my cousin against my enemy', or 'The enemy of my enemy is my friend' thing going on again. | |
| 3. | noun | Take care, my friend, Linda. | |
| 4. | noun | What follows is the text of an e-mail sent to me by a friend of mine (thanks to Dave Manzano). | |
| 5. | noun | Thanks again to my friend Nick Keck for passing this along via e-mail. | |
| 6. | noun | Aafia was on her way with her children to visit and uncle and a friend in Islamabad. | |
| 7. | noun | I forgot to tell you that I saw your friend on a re-run Jeopardy the other night and I almost called you but it came on at 11:30. | |
| 8. | noun | I realize that it may sound strange, but we are desparate in our efforts and are willing to try anything to help our dear sick friend. | |
| 9. | noun | Abby is our beloved friend, and we are trying to raise money for her any way we can, so this prize money is important to help her continue to receive her life-saving treatments. | |
| 10. | noun | Abby Freeman is our good friend who has non-Hodgkin lymphoma, and she needs your help! | |
| 11. | noun | "Note to Wigner: Do you think your friend could feed my cat? | |
| 12. | noun | I have a friend who came here from Bulgaria after winning a green card in a lottery. | |
| 13. | noun | What I know is that I have a close friend who's aunt disappeared in New Orleans. | |
| 14. | noun | My friend didn't have computer capability, so I spent the day searching and posting online. | |
| 15. | noun | Flex your muscles, friend Libra, and prepare for a relatively easy ride. |
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| He was my best friend at the university. |
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| I guess it's just the old new Arab 'Me against my brother, me and my brother against my cousin, me and my cousin against my enemy', or 'The enemy of my enemy is my friend' thing going on again. |
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| Take care, my friend, Linda. |
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| What follows is the text of an e-mail sent to me by a friend of mine (thanks to Dave Manzano). |
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| Thanks again to my friend Nick Keck for passing this along via e-mail. |
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| Aafia was on her way with her children to visit and uncle and a friend in Islamabad. |
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| I forgot to tell you that I saw your friend on a re-run Jeopardy the other night and I almost called you but it came on at 11:30. |
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| I realize that it may sound strange, but we are desparate in our efforts and are willing to try anything to help our dear sick friend. |
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| Abby is our beloved friend, and we are trying to raise money for her any way we can, so this prize money is important to help her continue to receive her life-saving treatments. |
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| Abby Freeman is our good friend who has non-Hodgkin lymphoma, and she needs your help! |
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| "Note to Wigner: Do you think your friend could feed my cat? |
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| I have a friend who came here from Bulgaria after winning a green card in a lottery. |
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| What I know is that I have a close friend who's aunt disappeared in New Orleans. |
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| My friend didn't have computer capability, so I spent the day searching and posting online. |
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| Flex your muscles, friend Libra, and prepare for a relatively easy ride. |
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