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English
rank|matter|passed|true|292|friend|herself|year|dear

Etymology
From ME. term|frend < OE. term|freond|fr�ond.

Pronunciation
IPA|/fr�nd/, SAMPA|/frEnd/
audio|en-us-friend.ogg|Audio (US)
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-�nd|-�nd

Noun
en-noun

1. A person other than a family member, spouse or lover whose company one enjoys and towards whom one feels affection.
2. A boyfriend or girlfriend.
3. An associate who provides assistance.

#: The Automobile Association is every motorist�s friend.
#: The police is every law abiding citizen�s friend.

1. A person with whom one is vaguely or indirectly acquainted

#: a friend of a friend

1. A person who backs something.

#: I�m not a friend of cheap wine.

1. An object or idea that can be used for good.

#: Google is your friend.

1. colloquial|ironic|used only in the vocative Used as a form of address when warning someone.

#: You�d better watch it, friend.

Synonyms
sense|person whose company one enjoys bud qualifier|US|Canada, buddy qualifier|US|Canada, chum qualifier|British, mate qualifier|British, pal
sense|boyfriend or girlfriend boyfriend, girlfriend, lover
sense|person with whom you are acquainted acquaintance
sense|person who provides assistance ally
sense|person who backs something admirer, booster, champion, protagonist, supporter
sense|form of address used in warning someone buster, mate qualifier|British, pal

Antonyms
sense|person whose company one enjoys enemy, foe, nemesis qualifier|nonstandard
sense|person who provides assistance enemy, foe

Derived terms
befriend
boyfriend
friendly
friendship
friend zone
false friend
girlfriend
schoolfriend

Croatian: prijatelj m
Czech: p�ítel m, p�ítelkyn� f
Danish: ven m, veninde f, kammerat c
Dutch: vriend, vriendje m, vriendin, vriendinnetje f, maatje m|f
Esperanto: amiko m|f, amikino f
Estonian: sõber
Finnish: ystävä, kaveri, frendi (colloquial), ystävätär (female)
French: ami m, amie f
Georgian: �������� (megobari)
German: Freund m, Freundin f
Greek: �ίλο� (fílos) m, �ίλη (fíli) f
Hebrew: ���� (yedíd) m, ��ר (khaver) m
Hungarian: barát
Icelandic: vinur m, vinkona f, vinstúlka f
Ilocano: gayyem
Ido: amiko (gender-neutral), amikino f, amikulo m
Indonesian: teman, sahabat, kawan, sobat (rare)
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Interlingua: amico#Interlingua|amico
Irish: cara, firinsscneach
Italian: amico#Italian|amico m, amica f
Japanese: �� (����, tomodachí)
Kapampangan: kaluguran
Korean: �구 (親�, chingu)
Kurdish: heval, dost, yar, hevrê. KUchar|���ڤاڵ, KUchar|براد��ر, KUchar|د�ست
Latin: amicus m, amica f
Lithuanian: draugas
Manx: carrey m
Navajo: -k�is (plural -k�isóó)
Novial: amike
Norwegian: venn m, venninne f
Old English: freond|fr�ond, wine#Old English|wine
Old Norse: vinr m
Pangasinan: kaaro
Persian: FAchar|د�ست (dust)
Polish: przyjaciel m, przyjació�ka f
Portuguese: amigo m, amiga f
Romanian: prieten, amic m, prieten�, amic� f
Russian: п�и��ел� (prijátel�) m, д��г (drug) m
Scottish Gaelic: caraid m, bancharaid f
ttbc|Serbian: t|sr|sc=Cyrl|д��г|m, t|sr|drug|m
Slovene: prijatelj m, prijateljica f
Spanish: t|es|amigo|m, amiga f
Swahili: rafiki (noun 9/10)
Swedish: kamrat c, vän c, väninna f
Tagalog: kaibigan
Tamil நண�பன� (naNban), த�ழன� (tOzhan)
Telugu: స�న�హిత�డ� (snEhituDu), మిత�ర�డ� (mitruDu) (masculine); స�న�హిత�రాల� (snEhituraalu), మిత�ర�రాల� (mitruraalu) (faminine)
Thai: THchar|��ื�อ� (peune)
Turkish: arkada�, dost
Waray-Waray: sangkay
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trans-top|boyfriend or girlfriend
Afrikaans: kêrel, ou m, meisie f
Belarusian: �лопе� m, ка�анак m, дз����на f, ка�анка f
Chinese: ��� (nán-péngy�u) m; 女�� (n�-péngy�u) f
Dutch: vriend m, vriendje m, vriendin f
Esperanto: amulo m, amulino f
Finnish: poikaystävä m; tyttöystävä f; (either) ystävä
French: petit ami m, copain m; petite amie f, copine f
German: Freund m, Freundin f
Greek: �ίλο� (fílos) m, �ίλη (fíli) f, slang: γκ�μενο� (gómenos) m, γκ�μενα (gómena) f, αμ��ε (amore) n
Hungarian: barát m, barátn� f
Indonesian: pacar m|f, kekasih m|f
Irish: buachaill m, cailín f., but grammatically m.
Italian: fidanzato m; fidanzata f
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Japanese: ��� (kareshi) m, ���� (kanojo) f
Polish: ch�opak m, przyjaciel m, dziewczyna f, przyjació�ka f, sympatia m|f
Portuguese: namorado m; namorada f
Russian: д��г (drug) m, под��га (podrúga) f; п�и��ел� (prijátel�) m, п�и��ел�ни�а (prijátel�nitsa) f
Scottish Gaelic: bràmair
Slovene: fant m, punca f (coll.), dekle f
Spanish: t|es|novio|m, novia f
Swedish: pojkvän m, flickvän f
Tagalog: syota, bata
Tamil நண�பன� (naNban), த�ழன� (tOzhan)
Thai: THchar|��� (fan)
Turkish: erkek arkada� m, kız arkada� f
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trans-top|person with whom you are acquainted
Belarusian: зна�м� m, зна�ма� f
Danish: ven c, bekendt c
German: Freund m, Freundin f
Greek: γν����� (gnostós) m, γν���ή (gností) f
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Icelandic: félagi m, kunningi m
Slovene: znanec m, znanka f
Swedish: bekant, vän c
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trans-top|person who provides assistance
German: Freund m
Greek: βοηθ�� (voithós) m
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Swedish: allierad c, vän c
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trans-top|person who backs something
German: Freund m
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Swedish: anhängare c, vän c
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trans-top|object or idea that can be used for good
Finnish: ystävä
German: Freund m
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trans-top|form of address used to warn someone
Finnish: kaveri
German: Freundchen n
Hungarian: barátocskám
Icelandic: vinur m, vina m, góður|góði m (adj), góður|góða f (adj), félagi m
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Kurdish: KUchar|د�ست�
Polish: przyjacielu, kolego m, przyjació�ko, koleżanko f
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Translations to be checked
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ttbc|Breton: mignon m (1), mignonez f (2)
ttbc|Kuna: ai
ttbc|Sanskrit: मित�र
ttbc|Slovak: priateľ m, priateľka f

Verb
en-verb

1. to act as the friend of

Synonyms
sense|to act as the friend of befriend

Translations
trans-top|to act as the friend of
Dutch: bevriend zijn met
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Swedish: hjälpa, gynna, stödja
ttbc|Spanish: t|es|favorecer
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Category:1000 English basic words

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bs:friend
de:friend
el:friend
fa:friend
fr:friend
ko:friend
hy:friend
io:friend
id:friend
it:friend
kk:friend
ky:friend
ku:friend
hu:friend
ja:friend
pl:friend
pt:friend
ru:friend
simple:friend
sr:friend
fi:friend
ta:friend
te:friend
vi:friend
tr:friend
uk:friend
zh:friend

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