Friend | Mean of friend in English Dictionary

/ˈfrɛnd/

• Noun
• a person who you like and enjoy being with
1. I'd like you to meet my friend.
2. She is such a good/close/dear friend (of mine).
3. We're fast friends. = We're the best of friends.
4. He's no friend of mine.
5. He has always been a good friend to me. [=he has always helped or supported me as a good friend should]
6. She's my best friend. [=my closest friend]
7. We are childhood friends. [=we have been friends since we were children]
8. old friends [=people who have been friends for a long time]
9. She is an old family friend. = She is an old friend of the family. [=she has known and spent time with the family over many years]
10. We are just friends. [=we are not in a romantic relationship]
11. He wants to be friends with my younger sister. [=he wants to be my sister's friend]
12. She is best friends with my younger sister. [=she is my youngest sister's closest friend]
13. Has our friend with the rude attitude been bothering you lately?
14. Don't look now. Here comes your friend.
• a person who helps or supports someone or something (such as a cause or charity)
1. She is a friend of the environment. [=she supports environmental causes]
2. The strikers knew they had a friend in the senator. [=knew that the senator supported them]
3. Are you friend or foe? [=do you support us or oppose us?]
• to become someone's friend
1. Sometimes it is hard for children to make new friends.
2. She's very good at making friends with people from all walks of life.