friend
noun
1. a person you know well and regard with affection and trust
- he was my best friend at the university
Definition categories: person, individual, mortal, somebody, someone, soul
2. an associate who provides cooperation or assistance
Similar word(s): ally
Definition categories: person, associate
3. a person with whom you are acquainted
- we are friends of the family
Similar word(s): acquaintance
Definition categories: person, individual, mortal, somebody, someone, soul
4. a person who backs a politician or a team etc.
- they are friends of the library
Similar word(s): admirer, booster, champion, protagonist, supporter
Definition categories: person, advocate, advocator, exponent, proponent
5. a member of the Religious Society of Friends founded by George Fox (the Friends have never called themselves Quakers)
Similar word(s): quaker
Definition categories: person, christian
Sentences with friend as a noun:
- John and I have been friends ever since we were roommates at college.
- The Automobile Association is every motorist's friend.
- a friend of a friend;
- I’m not a friend of cheap wine.
- Wiktionary is your friend.
- You’d better watch it, friend.
verb
1. (transitive, obsolete) To act as a friend to, to befriend; to be friendly to, to help.
2. (transitive) To add (a person) to a list of friends on a social networking site; to officially designate (someone) as a friend.