friend

friend
noun
ADJECTIVE
best, bosom, close, dear, fast (AmE), good, great, intimate, real, special

Her best friend at school was called Anna.

I'm inviting only my closest friends to the party.

faithful, loyal, real, true, trusted
lifelong, long-standing (esp. BrE), long-time, old

It was so relaxing to be among old friends.

long-lost
new, new-found
female, guy (AmE, informal), male, woman

He was last seen leaving a restaurant with a female friend.

gay, straight
single

Does your sister have any single friends?

fair-weather

People he had trusted turned out to be only fair-weather friends.

so-called, supposed

My so-called friends are making fun of me because of my weight.

mutual

We met each other through a mutual friend.

family, personal
childhood, college, school

Do you keep in touch with any school friends?

imaginary
online
VERB + FRIEND
become

They became friends after meeting at college.

remain, stay

We stayed friends even after we grew up and left home.

find, make

He finds it difficult to make friends.

She's made friends with the little girl who lives next door.

win

He won't win any friends if he carries on talking like that.

have

She doesn't have many good friends.

lose
PREPOSITION
friend from

a friend from high school

PHRASES
a circle of friends, a group of friends

He introduced me to his circle of friends.

a friend of a friend
a friend of mine, yours, etc.

I was given this necklace by a good friend of mine.

be just friends (with sb) (= not having a romantic relationship with someone)
be more than just friends (with sb) (= be having a romantic relationship with someone)
friends and family, friends and neighbours/neighbors
make friends (with sb)
need a friend

If you need a friend, just call me.

sb's only friend
sb's own friends

Even his own friends don't believe him.


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