Kilo Lingo

friend

/frend/

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Translation

A person you know well and like, who is not in your family.

Word origin

From Old English freond, meaning one who loves or cares for another.

Origin
Old English
Root
freond

Grammar

Gender
Pluralfriends

Examples

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"Friend" means a person you know well and like.

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"Friends" is the plural, meaning more than one friend.

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Here "friends" shows the close bond between two people.

"Friend" means a person you know well and like, but who is not part of your family. Note the spelling: the "i" comes before the "e" in friend.

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This word is part of lesson 5.