Definitions for Friend
frɛndfriend

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.6 / 20 votes

1. friendnoun

   a person you know well and regard with affection and trust

   "he was my best friend at the university"

2. ally, friendnoun

   an associate who provides cooperation or assistance

   "he's a good ally in fight"

3. acquaintance, friendnoun

   a person with whom you are acquainted

   "I have trouble remembering the names of all my acquaintances"; "we are friends of the family"

4. supporter, protagonist, champion, admirer, booster, friendnoun

   a person who backs a politician or a team etc.

   "all their supporters came out for the game"; "they are friends of the library"

5. Friend, Quakernoun

   a member of the Religious Society of Friends founded by George Fox (the Friends have never called themselves Quakers)

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.8 / 13 votes

1. friendnoun

   A person other than a family member, spouse or lover whose company one enjoys and towards whom one feels affection.

2. friendnoun

   A boyfriend or girlfriend.

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3. friendnoun

   An associate who provides assistance.

4. friendnoun

   A person with whom one is vaguely or indirectly acquainted

5. friendnoun

   A person who backs or supports something.

   I'm not a friend of cheap wine.

6. friendnoun

   An object or idea that can be used for good.

   Google is your friend.

7. friendnoun

   Used as a form of address when warning someone.

   You'd better watch it, friend.

8. friendnoun

   In object-oriented programming, a function or class granted special access to the private and protected members of another class.

9. friendverb

   To act as a friend to, to befriend; to be friendly to, to help.

10. friendverb

    To add a person to a list of friends on one's social networking site; to officially designate (someone) as a friend.

11. Friendnoun

    A Quaker; a member of the Society of Friends.

12. Friendnoun

    (rock-climbing) Brand name of a spring-loaded camming device now manufactured by Wild Country. Now used (often without initial capital) to refer to any such device.

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13. Etymology: From frend, freond, from freond, from frijōndz, from prēy-. Cognate with freon, froen, freondinne, vriend, frund, fründ, Freund, frænde, frände, frændi,
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Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. FRIENDnoun

   Etymology: vriend, Dutch; freond, Saxon.

   1. One joined to another in mutual benevolence and intimacy: opposed to foe or enemy.

   Friends of my soul, you twain
   Rule in this realm, and the gor’d state sustain. William Shakespeare.

   Some man is a friend for his own occasion, and will not abide in the day of thy trouble. Ecclus. vi. 8.

   God’s benison go with you, and with those
   That would make good of bad, and friends of foes. William Shakespeare.

   Wonder not to see this soul extend
   The bounds, and seek some other self, a friend. Dryden.

   2. One without hostile intentions.

   Who comes so fast in silence of the night?
   —— A friend.
   —— What friend? your name? William Shakespeare, Merchant of Venice.

   3. One reconciled to another: this is put by the custom of the language somewhat irregularly in the plural number.

   He’s friends with Cæsar,
   In state of health thou say’st, and thou say’st free. William Shakespeare.

   My son came then into my mind; and yet my mind
   Was then scarce friends with him. William Shakespeare, King Lear.

   4. An attendant, or companion.

   The king ordains their entrance, and ascends
   His regal seat, surrounded by his friends. John Dryden, Æn.

   5. Favourer; one propitious.

   Aurora riding upon Pegasus, sheweth her swiftness, and how she is a friend to poetry and all ingenious inventions. Henry Peacham.

   6. A familiar compellation.

   Friend, how camest thou in hither? Mat. xxii. 12.

   What supports me, do’st thou ask?
   The conscience, friend, t’have lost mine eyes o’erply’d
   In liberty’s defence. John Milton.

2. To Friendverb

   To favour; to befriend; to countenance; to support.

   Etymology: from the noun.

   I know that we shall have him well to friend. William Shakespeare.

   When vice makes mercy, mercy’s so extended,
   That, for the fault’s love, is th’ offender friended. William Shakespeare.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. friend

   Friendship is a relationship of mutual affection between people. It is a stronger form of interpersonal bond than an "acquaintance" or an "association", such as a classmate, neighbor, coworker, or colleague. In some cultures, the concept of friendship is restricted to a small number of very deep relationships; in others, such as the U.S. and Canada, a person could have many friends, and perhaps a more intense relationship with one or two people, who may be called good friends or best friends. Other colloquial terms include besties or Best Friends Forever (BFFs). Although there are many forms of friendship, some of which may vary from place to place, certain characteristics are present in many such bonds. Such features include choosing to be with one another, enjoying time spent together, and being able to engage in a positive and supportive role to one another.Sometimes friends are distinguished from family, as in the saying "friends and family", and sometimes from lovers (e.g., "lovers and friends"), although the line is blurred with friends with benefits. Similarly, the friend zone is a term for when someone is restricted from rising up to the status of lover, hence the name (see also Unrequited love). Friendship has been studied in academic fields, such as communication, sociology, social psychology, anthropology, and philosophy. Various academic theories of friendship have been proposed, including social exchange theory, equity theory, relational dialectics, and attachment styles.

ChatGPTRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. friend

   A friend is a person with whom one has a mutual affection, trust, and support. Friends typically share common interests, experiences, and values, and maintain a close and genuine relationship based on kindness, understanding, and emotional connection. They are individuals whom one can rely on, confide in, and spend time with, bringing happiness and companionship into each other's lives.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 3 votes

1. Friendnoun

   one who entertains for another such sentiments of esteem, respect, and affection that he seeks his society aud welfare; a wellwisher; an intimate associate; sometimes, an attendant

2. Friendnoun

   one not inimical or hostile; one not a foe or enemy; also, one of the same nation, party, kin, etc., whose friendly feelings may be assumed. The word is some times used as a term of friendly address

3. Friendnoun

   one who looks propitiously on a cause, an institution, a project, and the like; a favorer; a promoter; as, a friend to commerce, to poetry, to an institution

4. Friendnoun

   one of a religious sect characterized by disuse of outward rites and an ordained ministry, by simplicity of dress and speech, and esp. by opposition to war and a desire to live at peace with all men. They are popularly called Quakers

5. Friendnoun

   a paramour of either sex

6. Friendverb

   to act as the friend of; to favor; to countenance; to befriend

7. Etymology: [OE. frend, freond, AS. frend, prop. p. pr. of fren, fregan, to love; akin to D. vriend friend, OS. friund friend, friohan to love, OHG. friunt friend, G. freund, Icel. frndi kinsman, Sw. frnde. Goth. frijnds friend, frijn to love. 83. See Free, and cf. Fiend.]

WikidataRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Friend

   Friend is a city in Saline County, Nebraska, in the United States. As of the 2010 census, the city population was 1,027.

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Friend

   frend, n. one loving or attached to another: an intimate acquaintance: a favourer: one of a society so called: (Scot.) a relative.—v.t. (obs.) to befriend.—adj. Friend′ed, supplied with friends.—n. Friend′ing (Shak.), friendliness.—adj. Friend′less, without friends: destitute.—n. Friend′lessness.—adv. Friend′lily.—n. Friend′liness.—adj. Friend′ly, like a friend: having the disposition of a friend: favourable: pertaining to the Friends or Quakers.—n. Friend′ship, attachment from mutual esteem: friendly assistance.—Friendly societies, or Benefit societies, associations, chiefly among mechanics, &c., for relief during sickness, old age, widowhood, by provident insurance.—Be friends with, to be on intimate or friendly relations with; Have a friend at court, to have a friend in a position where his influence is likely to prove useful; Society of Friends, the designation proper of a sect of Christians better known as Quakers. [A.S. fréond, pr.p. of fréon, to love; Ger. freund.]

The Roycroft DictionaryRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. friend

   The masterpiece of Nature.

Rap DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. friendnoun

   A firearm, orginally from the movie Scarface. "Stay in your place I recommend, Or say hello to my little friend" -- G-Unit (My Buddy)

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. friend

   A person we love to share time with.

   We are so grateful in life to have a friend.

   
   

   Submitted by MaryC on July 17, 2020  

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1. friend

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

1. FRIEND

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Friend is ranked #2041 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Friend surname appeared 17,635 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 6 would have the surname Friend.
   
   86.4% or 15,237 total occurrences were White.
   7.3% or 1,287 total occurrences were Black.
   2.7% or 490 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   2% or 365 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   0.7% or 129 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
   0.7% or 127 total occurrences were Asian.

Matched Categories

1. • Christian
   • Advocate
   • Associate
   • Person

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Friend' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #579

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Friend' in Written Corpus Frequency: #803

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Friend' in Nouns Frequency: #76

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Anagrams for Friend »

1. finder

2. refind

3. redfin

How to pronounce Friend?

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 Friend in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Friend in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Friend in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of Friend in a Sentence

1. Omar Sharif:

   A friend of mine was working as a teacher in the camp and told me about the free education and free medical services.

2. Mitt Romney:

   Hillary Clinton was completely misguided and uninformed with regards to the intention of Putin, (current Prime Minister Dmitry) Medvedev and Russia. And her great mistake was characterized by her pressing that reset button with a great big smile ... that somehow she thought Russia was going to be our friend and ally.

3. Cameron Bure:

   You know, it's too personal to us and we would never want to talk about someone that's such a dear and close friend, i've already said that we are family and we stand by each other and pray for each other and we'll always be there for each other.

4. Buddha:

   An insincere and evil friend is more to be feared than a wild beast - a wild beast may wound your body, but an evil friend will wound your mind.

5. Tati Bruening:

   I was seeing a post from my friend underneath three Reels and a recommended post that was six days old.

Popularity rank by frequency of use

References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Friend
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Friend
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Friend
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Friend
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Friend
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Friend
8. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Friend
9. ^ The Roycroft Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/36566/36566-h/36566-h.htm#:~:text=Friend
10. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
    https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html
11. ^ Usage in printed sources
    https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=Friend