friend

simple noun57 collocationsAvg. frequency: 7.3

the friend you are closest to

a friend you know well and like a lot

a friend with whom you have a strong relationship

a friend that you have had for a long time

a very good friend

a friend that you share with someone else

a friend who is genuine and will always be there for you

a friend who is very important to you

a friend you have made recently

a friend of your family

a friend who is true and loyal

a person who was your friend when you were a child

a particularly close and important friend

a friend who is a woman or girl

a person who was your friend when you were at school

a friend who is a man or boy

a friend you can rely on and trust completely

a person who was your friend when you were at college

a friend who always supports you

someone who has been your friend for your entire life

a friend who is not married or in a romantic relationship

your own friend, as opposed to a business or family connection

someone who has been your friend for a long time

a friend who is a woman

a friend who is always loyal and can be trusted

a friend who is a man or boy

a friend who is homosexual

a very close personal friend

a friend you know only through the internet

a very good and loyal friend

someone who has been your friend for a long time

a friend who is heterosexual

a friend that a child pretends to have

a friend you have not seen for a very long time

used to show that you think the word 'friend' is not appropriate to describe someone

used to express doubt that someone is a real friend

a friend you have made recently

a person who is only a friend when things are going well

a very close friend, often used in a literary or old-fashioned way

to become friendly with someone

a person's closest social connections

a way of saying 'my friend', 'your friend', etc.

several friends together in one place

not having a romantic relationship with someone

a group of friends who know each other and do things together

to be in a situation where you require the support of a friend

the people who live near you and who you are friendly with

be having a romantic relationship with someone

the friends that belong to a particular person, not their family or partner

someone you do not know personally, but who is a friend of someone you know

the one person that someone has as a friend

to form friendships

to possess friendships

to start being friends

to continue to be friends

to continue to be friends

to stop being friends with someone

to succeed in making friends, especially when it's difficult

to gain friends through your actions or personality

used to indicate the origin or context of a friendship (e.g., from school, from work)