/frend/
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
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.
Where this fits
Used in
Stories
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The Phone Call
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Two Gardens
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Not in Front of Them
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The Midnight Piano
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The Night Route
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The Photograph
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