Friend
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8.9
- noun
- /frɛnd/
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- In 2003, Cosby's book, Friends of a Feather: One of Life's Little Fables, was published.
- Society of Friends
Examples
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Assange has a history of alienating actual and potential friends and allies.
Academic text (2011) -
Or to dwell too long on my friend Meisi and her kindness.
Fiction book (1993) -
"Kid, you got it all wrong. 'Friends' is what Quakers are called.
Fiction book (1991) -
On North Wabash, at the offices of the Friends of American Liberty.
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That's what the body of our friend Partlow has to say tonight, gentlemen.
Fiction book (1990) -
Hello, dear friends.
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Hello friends!
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Daughter Karine (b. 1988) and her friend Pascaline (b. 1987) were brought up as twin sisters.
Academic text (2008) -
Karl Marx had died weeks before, so the socialist leader August Bebel consulted his friend Friedrich Engels.
Academic text (2011) -
The Friend community gathers every Sunday to practice their beliefs and support each other.
Synonyms
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5.0
A person who belongs to a Christian group that values peace, equality, and silent meetings for worship
A woman who is a member of the Quaker religious group
Idioms
- Texting
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8.4
Saying a question is for someone else when you really mean yourself
Compounds
- Formal
2
7.9
A person or group not in a case who gives information about the law to help the court decide
- Informal
2
5.6
A person who helps only when things are good and leaves during problems
- NSFW
1
8.4
A person you have sex with but are not in a romantic relationship with
- Formal
1
9.9
A person who speaks for a child or someone who cannot act for themselves in court
Surface Forms
Etymology
Friend as the name of the Religious Society of Friends comes from members calling themselves 'friends' because they wanted to be close to God and to one another. So a Friend (often called a Quaker) is a member of that group, and the name shows their idea of being a close, caring community.