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Meanings of friend in English

Russian
друг
Portuguese
amiga
Catalan
amic
Spanish
amiga
Wikidata

Someone who a person has a friendship with.

      друг
      Portuguese
      seguidor
      Catalan
      aficionat
      Spanish
      aficionado

      A person who backs a politician or a team etc.

            seguidor
            Portuguese
            aliado
            Catalan
            aliat
            Spanish
            aliado

            An associate who provides cooperation or assistance.

                aliado
                Portuguese
                amizade
                Catalan
                conegut
                Spanish
                amistad

                A person with whom you are acquainted.

                    amizade
                    Usage of friend in English
                    1
                    He answered my question in English and said: 'Ask your friend Mandela.
                    The South African
                    2
                    If you or a friend need help visit 13reasonswhy.info for crisis resources.
                    BBC
                    3
                    Superb police work, chief: When you friend suggest you break the law.
                    The South African
                    4
                    Prime Minister Hun Sen recently hailed China as his country's best friend.
                    Reuters
                    5
                    Days Gone In Days Gone, a bike is a man's best friend.
                    The South African
                    6
                    However, with your friend Hayward, yes, it's option one all the way.
                    A dark matter
                    7
                    He said one of the victims, Hayden Marshall-Inman, was a good friend.
                    Radio NZ
                    8
                    Six years was a long time to miss seeing a best friend.
                    God's gift
                    9
                    I was thinking we might ask our new friend, Father Tony Gallagher.
                    A necessary evil
                    10
                    In them are local islanders - 'water gypsies' my friend calls them.
                    Full Circle
                    11
                    Perhaps she thought that I was simply 'pretending' to be her friend.
                    Sagittarius Is Bleeding
                    12
                    He was a manager's best friend, the go-to solution to a problem.
                    The Yankee Years
                    13
                    He said, 'Her commander is a friend of Sir Richard's, I believe?'
                    The Darkening Sea
                    14
                    If you think a friend has a problem, talk to them openly.
                    Feminist dot com
                    15
                    A family friend said everyone was thrilled that Corby was finally free.
                    Radio NZ
                    16
                    Nixon thought Franco was great, called him a true friend of America.
                    The Irish Times
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                    Friend through the time
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                    Common
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