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/fɹɛnd/ · noun
A person, typically someone other than a family member, spouse or lover, whose company one enjoys and towards whom one feels affection..
...if you consider any man a friend whom you do not trust as you trust yourself, you are mightily mistaken and you do not sufficiently understand what true friendship means.
...he who looks upon a true friend, looks, as it were, upon a sort of image of himself. Wherefore friends, though absent, are at hand; though in need, yet abound; though weak, are strong; and—harder saying still—though dead, are yet alive; so great is the esteem on the part of their friends, the tender recollection and the deep longing that still attends them.
...you are my devoted friend too. You do more and work harder and oh shit I'd get maudlin about how damned swell you are. My god I'd like to see you... You're a hell of a good guy.
Definition of a friend: One who walks in—when the rest of the world walks out.
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.
We became friends in the war and remain friends to this day.
Use friend when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Friend means A person, typically someone other than a family member, spouse or lover, whose company one enjoys and towards whom one feels affection..
Common synonyms include ally, lover, acquaintance, contact.
Possible antonyms include enemy, stranger, foe, asshole.
...if you consider any man a friend whom you do not trust as you trust yourself, you are mightily mistaken and you do not sufficiently understand what true friendship means.
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