Definitions for FRIENDS
friends

WiktionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. friendsnoun

   Participants in a two-way friendship relationship.

2. Friendsnoun

   The Quakers; the Society of Friends.

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1. Friends

   Friends is an American television sitcom, created by David Crane and Marta Kauffman, which aired on NBC from September 22, 1994, to May 6, 2004, lasting ten seasons. With an ensemble cast starring Jennifer Aniston, Courteney Cox, Lisa Kudrow, Matt LeBlanc, Matthew Perry and David Schwimmer, the show revolved around six friends in their 20s and 30s who lived in Manhattan, New York City. The series was produced by Bright/Kauffman/Crane Productions, in association with Warner Bros. Television. The original executive producers were Kevin S. Bright, Kauffman, and Crane. Kauffman and Crane began developing Friends under the title Insomnia Cafe between November and December 1993. They presented the idea to Bright, and together they pitched a seven-page treatment of the show to NBC. After several script rewrites and changes, including title changes to Six of One and Friends Like Us, the series was finally named Friends.Filming of the show took place at Warner Bros. Studios in Burbank, California. All ten seasons of Friends ranked within the top ten of the final television season ratings; it ultimately reached the number-one spot in its eighth season. The series finale aired on May 6, 2004, and was watched by around 52.5 million American viewers, making it the fifth most-watched series finale in television history, and the most-watched television episode of the 2000s decade.Friends received acclaim throughout its run, becoming one of the most popular television shows of all time. The series was nominated for 62 Primetime Emmy Awards, winning the Outstanding Comedy Series award in 2002 for its eighth season. The show ranked no. 21 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time, and no. 7 on Empire magazine's The 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time. In 1997, the episode "The One with the Prom Video" was ranked no. 100 on TV Guide's 100 Greatest Episodes of All-Time. In 2013, Friends ranked no. 24 on the Writers Guild of America's 101 Best Written TV Series of All Time, and no. 28 on TV Guide's 60 Best TV Series of All Time.

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1. friends

   Friends are people who share a strong bond of mutual affection, trust, and support. They provide companionship, emotional support, and understanding, creating a sense of belonging and acceptance. Friends typically enjoy spending time together, engaging in various activities, and sharing common interests and values. They are there for each other during both joyful and challenging moments, offering encouragement, empathy, and advice. Friendship is characterized by loyalty, respect, and the willingness to invest time and effort into the relationship.

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1. Friends

   Friends is an American sitcom created by David Crane and Marta Kauffman, which aired on NBC from September 22, 1994 to May 6, 2004. The series revolves around a group of friends in Manhattan. The series was produced by Bright/Kauffman/Crane Productions, in association with Warner Bros. Television. The original executive producers were Crane, Kauffman and Kevin S. Bright, with numerous others being promoted in later seasons. Kauffman and Crane began developing Friends under the title Insomnia Cafe in November/December 1993. They presented the idea to Bright, with whom they had previously worked, and together they pitched a seven-page treatment of the series to NBC. After several script rewrites and changes, including a second title change to Friends Like Us, the series was finally named Friends and premiered on NBC's coveted Thursday 8:30 pm timeslot. Filming for the series took place at Warner Bros. Studios in Burbank, California in front of a live studio audience. The series finale, airing on May 6, 2004, was watched by 51.1 million American viewers, making it the fourth most watched series finale in television history and the most watched episode of the decade.

U.S. National Library of MedicineRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Friends

   Persons whom one knows, likes, and trusts.

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1. friends

   Plural form of the word friend.

   Our family and friends are a gift to our souls.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on April 17, 2020  

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1. friends

   Song lyrics by friends -- Explore a large variety of song lyrics performed by friends on the Lyrics.com website.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. FRIENDS

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Friends is ranked #61123 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Friends surname appeared 329 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Friends.
   
   66.2% or 218 total occurrences were White.
   27.6% or 91 total occurrences were Black.
   3.3% or 11 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   2.4% or 8 total occurrences were of two or more races.

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'FRIENDS' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #653

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'FRIENDS' in Written Corpus Frequency: #791

Anagrams for FRIENDS »

1. finders

2. refinds

How to pronounce FRIENDS?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say FRIENDS in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of FRIENDS in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of FRIENDS in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of FRIENDS in a Sentence

1. Jake Rath:

   You start asking yourself 'why' – 'why am I doing thing when I could be doing better things?,' and then I started to think about the whys and I remembered my friends serving overseas who aren’t alive. I started thinking about amputees and showing them through my experience that anything is possible.

2. Luke Snyder:

   Thats what you have to accept because its not tiddlywinks or anything. Its a dangerous -- very dangerous sport. But the friends that you make and the places that you see and the satisfaction and the feeling of success you get after doing that, Mason got to feel that. And that feeling is something that you cant replace and a lot of people may never feel.

3. John Gibbs:

   When I got to Stanford, I got to know some conservatives there through the Stanford Review, having actual conservative friends in the flesh — which I didn't have in high school, I just kind of had the reading — made a big difference. Being able to have people I could be friends with who could sharpen me and my conservatism. So yeah, that was it — discovering Thomas Sowell in high school and continuing to build on the ideas at Stanford through the friends that I had.

4. Ohio Gov. John Kasich:

   Because to allow this to linger, to put this off, to think that somehow this is going to go away is naive at best. i believe that sometimes friends will disagree -- or, I wouldn't say Russia's our friend, but I would say interested parties can disagree.

5. Marianna Palka:

   The documentary is not about: ‘Let's all get tested for genetic diseases.’ It's about being a human being and sharing your feelings with your friends, and Lucie Walker, who directed the documentary, is a genius She has shepherded us through this whole experience, and she's also an advocate for all the things that we're supporting.

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References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Friends
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friends
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=FRIENDS
5. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html