friends forever
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2.2
- noun
- Informal
:
amigos para siempre
- And then we can be best friends forever.
- good friends forever
- best friends forever
If you are my friend, Mikey, I'm your friend forever, OK?
- If you are my friend, Mikey, I'm your friend forever, OK?
- But they're just not going to be your best friend forever, right?
- I bet we're going to all be best friends forever.
- Me and my mum or me and my baby if, if they're the same age, it's my romantic partner or it's my best friend forever, right?
Examples
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We are friends forever, now.
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Oh, we've been friends forever, ever since I came here.
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Because then, we could be best friends forever and ever.
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I hope that we are good friends forever
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You two have been best friends forever.
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You and I will be friends forever, right?
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Even when we're apart, we'll be friends forever.
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Emily and I are great friends, and I hope we can continue to be friends forever.
Blog text (1) -
And somehow, at that very moment, Jackie knew they would be friends forever.
Fiction book (1996) -
You and I will be friends forever, right?
Synonyms
A very strong relationship between people who trust and support each other through problems
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'commitment to lifelong friendship' is directly and transparently derived from combining 'friend' (a close companion) with 'forever' (continuing for all time); a B1 learner who knows both words can infer the expression's sense. This noun + adverb composition is common cross-linguistically and follows a straightforward compositional pattern, so prior exposure is not required for understanding.
Etymology
Friends forever paints a simple picture: two friends promising to stay together forever, often shown with matching bracelets or a hug. That's why it means 'to be friends for life'.