noun Download 🔗Share A person other than a family member, spouse or lover whose company one enjoys and towards whom one feels affection. Examples : "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." person human family character attitude society emotion essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share An associate who provides assistance. Examples : "My friend helped me study for the math test. " person human family group society essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A person with whom one is vaguely or indirectly acquainted. Examples : "a friend of a friend; I added him as a friend on Facebook, but I hardly know him." person human society family essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A person who backs or supports something. Examples : "I’m not a friend of cheap wine." person character attitude society essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share An object or idea that can be used for good. Examples : "Wiktionary is your friend." moral philosophy character value being essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share (used only in the vocative) Used as a form of address when warning someone. Examples : "You’d better watch it, friend." communication language person essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A function or class granted special access to the private and protected members of another class. Examples : "The "helper" class is a friend of the "database" class, allowing it to access the database's private data. " computing technical language system essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A spring-loaded camming device. Examples : "The climber used a friend to protect his hand while placing the next piece of rock. " technical device machine essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A lover; a boyfriend or girlfriend. Examples : "My friend Sarah is my girlfriend. " person human family essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
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verb Download 🔗Share To act as a friend to, to befriend; to be friendly to, to help. Examples : "My teacher will friend me on the online learning platform so I can get help with my assignments. " human person action character society communication essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To add (a person) to a list of friends on a social networking site; to officially designate (someone) as a friend. Examples : "I friended my classmate on Facebook. " internet communication technology media computing society essential Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading