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Meanings of boyfriend in English

Portuguese
namorado
Catalan
promès
Spanish
pareja

A man who is the lover of a girl or young woman.

namorado

A person with whom one has a love affair.

Usage of boyfriend in English
1
Her boyfriend Stephen, however, locks the main gate, preventing workers from entering.
The new yorker
2
Miranda left the party they were at after the boyfriend's unkind words.
News.com.au
3
Naema quickly explained that her new boyfriend had given it to her.
Say you're one of them
4
Tucker said something about his having a fight with this new boyfriend.
Roast mortem
5
Haven't I said you need another boyfriend, if only to spite William?'
Millionaire's women
6
Question My boyfriend and I met during our Master's programme in Chicago.
The Irish Times
7
I want to start off by saying I absolutely love my boyfriend.
Ebony
8
My boyfriend isn't having a great time of it at the moment.
The Guardian
9
Wonder if she knows what line of work her boyfriend is in.
Devil Bones
10
Had he mentioned how her boyfriend had dumped her six months ago?
Deadly promises
11
She went to get pizza& then went home to Stash, her artist-boyfriend.
The new yorker
12
Your boyfriend has made it clear that he doesn't value your relationship.
Ebony
13
Her 26-year-old Malaysian boyfriend was also arrested by police late on Thursday.
The Guardian
14
At the time I had a boyfriend, although we were having problems.
Feminist dot com
15
I'm five minutes from home and I'm checking in with my boyfriend.
Wired
16
About a year later the writer meets the boyfriend in a bar.
The new yorker
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Boyfriend through the time
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Australia
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South Africa
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United States of America
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