friend · noun C /frend/Full view
Nouns: friend, friendship, unfriendliness
Adjectives: friendly, unfriendly
Verbs: befriend
friend (PERSON YOU LIKE)
A1 someone who you know well and like
Dictionary examples:

She's my best/closest friend - we've known each other since we were five.

He's a family friend/friend of the family.

This restaurant was recommended to me by a friend of mine.

Learner example:

[On the] weekend she is free [so] she goes out with friends. (Skills for Life (Entry 1); A1; Urdu)

friend (INTERNET)
A2 a person you write to on an Internet site
Dictionary example:

I've just added Adam as a friend on Facebook.

old friend
B1 someone who you have known and liked for a long time
Dictionary example:

Roger and I are old friends.

Learner example:

My old friends from Moscow paid [me] a visit in London. (Preliminary English Test; B1; Russian)

be friends (with sb)
B1 to know and like someone
Dictionary example:

I've been friends with Jo for years.

Learner example:

He was really happy too, so we began to be friends. (Preliminary English Test; B1; Spanish)

make friends (with sb)
B1 to begin to know and like someone
Dictionary examples:

He finds it difficult to make friends.

He's made friends with a boy in his class called Alex.

Learner example:

Although I didn't know anyone in this club, I immediately made friends with Maria and Rosaria. (Preliminary English Test; B1; Italian)

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