best friend
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- noun
- /bɛst frɛnd/
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mejor amigo
- I have known Tom since childhood, and he has always been my best friend.
- my very best friend
- become best friends
- best friends share
Yeah, my, one of my best friends is Brian Schumacher.
- Yeah, my, one of my best friends is Brian Schumacher.
- And some of my best friends are show people.
- I am here with my best friend Reed and my wife.
- Like when you say that's what a best friend would do, right?
- Gil was like my best friend, like, my warmth and comfort.
- Like not one person, not your best friend, not your sibling.
- Well, you have to learn to be your own best friend, and you need healing.
- And then one of my best friends, philosopher here.
- But she ends up bringing her best friend slash cousin and her niece.
- I'm your Internet best friend and I will talk to you.
- Yeah, he'd gone to be his his best friend's best man.
- And I think they're like the best friends I could have ever wished for.
- Did that person become your best friend the day that you met them?
- Sarah is my best friend who I've known for four years.
- Hey, girls, one of my best friends has come to me in confidence.
Examples
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But he's one of my best friends.
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My best friend Don, at the end of the line.
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This is Richard, my my best friend and manager.
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And some of my best friends are show people.
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Did that person become your best friend the day that you met them?
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But please... let me play with my best friends one last time.
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"My husband... and my best friend!"
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Sarah is my best friend who I've known for four years.
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You're my best friends, and I love you.
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Typically, a girl has a best friend with whom she sits and talks, frequently telling secrets.
Academic text (2012)
Synonyms
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A close friend you spend time with
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A close friend you spend time with
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A person you love very much
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A person you trust with your private thoughts or problems
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A very close friend you trust and talk to often
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A woman you trust with your secrets
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A person who always supports you and can be trusted
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A person who is your closest and most trusted friend
A loyal friend or partner who always supports you
A loyal person who helps you in good and bad times
Antonyms
How Close
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a person's closest and most trusted friend' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'best' (the superlative indicating highest degree) with 'friend' (a close companion). This superlative + noun compositional pattern is common cross-linguistically and therefore predictable for an average B1 learner who knows both constituents.
Etymology
Best friend comes from the simple image of picking the best person among your friends — the one who helps you, listens to you, and whom you trust most. So, best friend means 'a person's closest and most trusted friend'.