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friends

/fɹɛn(d)z/ · noun

Meaning

  1. A person other than a family member, spouse or lover whose company one enjoys and towards whom one feels affection.
  2. An associate who provides assistance.
  3. A person with whom one is vaguely or indirectly acquainted.
  4. A person who backs or supports something.
  5. An object or idea that can be used for good.
  6. (used only in the vocative) Used as a form of address when warning someone.
  7. To act as a friend to, to befriend; to be friendly to, to help.
  8. To add (a person) to a list of friends on a social networking site; to officially designate (someone) as a friend.

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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