friend

friend

W1S1 [frend] n

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1¦(person you like)¦

2 be friends (with somebody)

3

4 be just (good) friends

5¦(supporter)¦

6¦(not an enemy)¦

7¦(parliament/court of law)¦

8 be no friend of something

9 Friend

10 our/your friend

11 have friends in high places

12 a friend in need

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[: Old English; Origin: freond]

1.) ¦(PERSON YOU LIKE)¦

someone who you know and like very much and enjoy spending time with

▪ Jerry, this is my friend Lucinda.

▪ Is this man a friend of yours ?

▪ Julia was the wife of his best friend .

▪ One of her closest friends died at the weekend.

▪ I didn't expect this treatment from my father's oldest friend .

▪ She told this to only a few trusted friends .

▪ I met Stephano through a friend of a friend .

▪ Few people smoke in my circle of friends .

▪ Jill is a mutual friend of ours.

2.) be friends (with sb)

to be someone's friend

▪ I've been friends with the Murkets for twenty years.

3.) a) make friends

to become friendly with people

▪ Jenny has always found it easy to make friends at school.

b) make friends with sb

to become friendly with someone

▪ He made friends with an old fisherman.

4.) be just (good) friends

used to say that you are not having a romantic relationship with someone

▪ I'm not going out with Nathan - we're just good friends.

5.) ¦(SUPPORTER)¦

someone who supports an organization such as a theatre, ↑art gallery, ↑charity etc by giving money or help

friend of

▪ the Friends of the Tate

6.) ¦(NOT AN ENEMY)¦

someone who has the same beliefs, wants to achieve the same things etc as you, and will support you

▪ our friends and allies around the world

▪ She shot him a quick glance as if unsure whether he was friend or foe.

▪ Don't worry, you're among friends.

7.) ¦(PARLIAMENT/COURT OF LAW)¦

BrE a) my honourable friend

used by a member of parliament when speaking about another member of parliament

b) my learned friend

used by a lawyer when speaking about another lawyer in a court of law

8.) be no friend of sth

to not like or be a supporter of something

▪ I'm no friend of socialism, as you know.

9.) Friend

a member of the Society of Friends

= ↑quaker

10.) our/your friend

spoken used humorously to talk about someone you do not know, who is doing something annoying

▪ Our friend with the loud voice is back.

11.) have friends in high places

to know important people who can help you

12.) a friend in need

someone who helps you when you need it

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COLLOCATES for sense 1

a friend of mine/yours/Billy's etc

best friend (=the friend you like the most)

good/close friend (=one of the friends you like the most)

old friend (=a friend you have known for a long time)

trusted friend

lifelong friend (=someone who is your friend for the whole of your life)

friend of a friend

circle of friends (=all the friends someone has)

a mutual friend (=someone who is a friend of both you and someone else)

a childhood/boyhood/girlhood friend

WORD FOCUS: friend

similar words: mate (BrE informal), buddy (AmE informal), pal (informal), chum (BrE informal), crony (disapproving)

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