Friend?

Thinkings and poems 1 Minute
DSCF0012friend
frɛnd/
noun
noun: friend; plural noun: friends; noun: Friend; plural noun: Friends
  1. 1.
    a person with whom one has a bond of mutual affection, typically one exclusive of sexual or family relations.
    “she’s a friend of mine”
    synonyms: companion, boon companion, bosom friend, best friend, close friend,intimate, confidante, confidant, familiar, soul mate, alter ego, second self,shadow, playmate, playfellow, classmate, schoolmate, workmate, ally,comrade, associate; More
    antonyms: enemy
    • (used as a polite form of address or in ironic reference) an acquaintance or a stranger one comes across.
      “my friends, let me introduce myself”
    • archaic
      one’s close relatives.
      plural noun: one’s friends
    • a person who supports a cause, organization, or country by giving financial or other help.
      “the Friends of the Welsh National Opera”
      antonyms: opponent
    • a person who is not an enemy or opponent; an ally.
      “she was unsure whether he was friend or foe“
    • a familiar or helpful thing.
      “he settled for that old friend the compensation grant”
    • a contact on a social networking website.
      “all of a sudden you’ve got 50 friends online

      1. a member of the Religious Society of Friends; a Quaker.
      verb
      verb: friend; 3rd person present: friends; gerund or present participle: friending; past tense:friended; past participle: friended
      1. 1.
        informal
        add (someone) to a list of friends or contacts on a social networking website.
        “I am friended by 29 people who I have not friended back”
      2. 2.
        archaic
        befriend (someone).
        • black English
          have a sexual relationship with.
          “the woman got married and you still used to friend with she?”
      Origin
      Old English frēond, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch vriend and German Freund, from an Indo-European root meaning ‘to love
Unknown's avatar

Published by Katherine

Poetry writer and author

Published