Betekenis van friend In het Nederlands

• 0 a person who you know well and who you like a lot, but who is usually not a member of your family:

  • She's my best/oldest/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.

  • We've been friends for years.

  • José and Pilar are (good) friends of ours.

  • We're (good) friends with José and Pilar.

  • She said that she and Peter were just (good) friends (= they were not having a sexual relationship).

  • I've made a lot of friends in this job.

  • He finds it difficult to make friends.

  • You don't have to pretend any more - you're among friends now.

• 1 someone who gives money to an arts organization or charity in order to support it:

  • The Friends of the Royal Academy raised £10,000 towards the cost of the exhibition.

• 2 to invite someone to be your friend on a social networking website:

  • I friended her and sent her a message.

• 3 a Quaker

• 4 a person you know well and like a lot, but who is usually not a member of your family:

  • I dreamed my school friends were being chased by a whale.

  • Today I got a call from a friend of mine.

  • Chloë was her best friend.

  • I moved to California, made friends (= became friends with people), and started dating.

  • Well, friends, I think it’s time to go.

  • The president has been no friend to small business.

  • The Senator was a friend of business interests.