[Elamur Dictionary](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/friend/) [dictionaries](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [English](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/) / [F](https://md.dictionary.elamur.ai/free/en/english/f/) / friend # friend noun (friend, friends); verb (friend — to add someone online; unfriend) «friend» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova. ## Everyday 1. A friend is a person you like and who likes you, who you enjoy being with. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/friend/#m1) 2. A friend is a person who helps or supports you: a friend of the planet. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/friend/#m2) 3. To friend someone online is to add them to your list; to unfriend is to remove them. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/friend/#m3) 4. (casual) Chatty words for a friend: mate (UK, Ireland, Australia, NZ), buddy and pal (US, Canada), bestie, bro, bud, BFF (best friend forever). [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/friend/#m4) 5. (casual) «Mate» or «buddy» can also be said to a stranger, friendly or with a warning: «Oi, mate, that's my seat.» [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/friend/#m5) 6. (casual) «Just friends» means not boyfriend and girlfriend. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/friend/#m6) 7. (formal) The exam voice says «companion», «associate», «acquaintance», «peer», «a fellow pupil». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/friend/#m7) ### In the lessons the person who gives or receives, or who gets an equal share («gives 7 to a friend» = subtract, «shares among 4 friends» = divide); in everyday life making friends, best friend, being a good friend; in online safety, only accept friends you know in real life; in casual talk «mate», «bestie», «bro»; in gossip «they're not friends any more»; in the exam voice «his four companions», «a peer», «an associate» ### Examples - Anna has 13 shells. Anna gives 7 shells to a friend. How many shells are left? [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/friend/#x1) - A friend gives Anna 5 more stickers. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/friend/#x2) - Raj shares 16 sweets among 4 friends. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/friend/#x3) - Lily is my best friend. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/friend/#x4) - Be a good friend and share your toys. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/friend/#x5) - I made a new friend at the park. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/friend/#x6) - A dog can be a great friend. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/friend/#x7) - Only chat online with friends you know in real life. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/friend/#x8) - me n 3 mates going to the pool, 4 tickets pls [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/friend/#x9) - Oi mate, that's my seat, shove off. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/friend/#x10) - Did you hear? Mia and Zoe aren't friends any more. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/friend/#x11) - Raj distributes 16 confections equally amongst his 4 companions; state the number received by each companion. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/friend/#x12) - Piraeus is my very best friend." [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/friend/#x13) ### Note Spelling: «i» before «e»: f-r-i-e-n-d. Check the direction: «gives … to a friend» = subtract; «a friend gives you more» = add; «among N friends» = divide. Trap: «she and 3 friends» or «me and 3 mates» is 4 people, not 3. «mate» and «buddy» said to a stranger are not a sign of friendship; the tone tells if it is friendly or a warning. «companions» in an exam are just friends. ## In Jewish tradition A close companion; it is also used for any fellow person or neighbour. **Interpretation.** God speaking to Moses "as a man speaks to his friend" shows how close Moses was; tradition says no other prophet was so near. ### Examples - And the LORD spoke unto Moses face to face, as a man speaketh unto his friend. (Torah EXO.33.11, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/friend/#x1) - Then Abimelech went to him from Gerar, and Ahuzzath his friend, and Phicol the captain of his host. (Torah GEN.26.26, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/friend/#x2) - And Judah sent the kid of the goats by the hand of his friend the Adullamite, to receive the pledge from the woman's hand; but he found her not. (Torah GEN.38.20, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/friend/#x3) - Eat, O friends; drink, yea, drink abundantly, O beloved. (Writings SNG.5.1, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/friend/#x4) - My kinsfolk have failed, and my familiar friends have forgotten me. (Writings JOB.19.14, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/friend/#x5) - A froward man soweth strife; and a whisperer separateth familiar friends. (Writings PRO.16.28, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/friend/#x6) ### Note Spelling: «i» before «e»: f-r-i-e-n-d. Check the direction: «gives … to a friend» = subtract; «a friend gives you more» = add; «among N friends» = divide. Trap: «she and 3 friends» or «me and 3 mates» is 4 people, not 3. «mate» and «buddy» said to a stranger are not a sign of friendship; the tone tells if it is friendly or a warning. «companions» in an exam are just friends. ## On Mova - [Trees and pragmatics of «friend» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/friend/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames. - [«friend» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/friend.html) on Mova free. - [Trees and pragmatics of «friend» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/friend/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames. - [«friend» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/friend.html) on Mova free.