noun🔗ShareA person other than a family member, spouse or lover whose company one enjoys and towards whom one feels affection."John and I have been friends ever since we were roommates at college.  Trust is important between friends.  I used to find it hard to make friends when I was shy."personhumanfamilycharacterattitudesocietyemotionessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAn associate who provides assistance."My friend helped me study for the math test. "personhumanfamilygroupsocietyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA person with whom one is vaguely or indirectly acquainted."a friend of a friend; I added him as a friend on Facebook, but I hardly know him."personhumansocietyfamilyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA person who backs or supports something."I’m not a friend of cheap wine."personcharacterattitudesocietyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareAn object or idea that can be used for good."Wiktionary is your friend."moralphilosophycharactervaluebeingessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share(used only in the vocative) Used as a form of address when warning someone."You’d better watch it, friend."communicationlanguagepersonessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA function or class granted special access to the private and protected members of another class."The "helper" class is a friend of the "database" class, allowing it to access the database's private data. "computingtechnicallanguagesystemessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA spring-loaded camming device."The climber used a friend to protect his hand while placing the next piece of rock. "technicaldevicemachineessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA lover; a boyfriend or girlfriend."My friend Sarah is my girlfriend. "personhumanfamilyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA relative, a relation by blood or marriage."Friends agree best at a distance."familypersonessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo act as a friend to, to befriend; to be friendly to, to help."My teacher will friend me on the online learning platform so I can get help with my assignments. "humanpersonactioncharactersocietycommunicationessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo add (a person) to a list of friends on a social networking site; to officially designate (someone) as a friend."I friended my classmate on Facebook. "internetcommunicationtechnologymediacomputingsocietyessentialChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
