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{ "term": "friend", "partOfSpeech": "noun", "ox3000": true, "cefr": "a1", "definitions": [ { "senseNumber": 1, "definition": "a person you know well and like, and who is not usually a member of your family", "sensetop": "as a friend", "cefr": "a1", "ox3000": true, "examples": [ { "text": "This is my friend Tom." }, { "text": "Is he **a friend of yours**?" }, { "text": "Jane's **a friend of the family**." }, { "text": "She's an **old friend** *(= I have known her a long time)*." }, { "text": "He's one of my **best friends**." }, { "text": "a **close/good/dear friend**" }, { "text": "a **childhood/family/longtime friend**" }, { "text": "We've been friends for years." }, { "text": "They had a quarrel, but they're friends again now." }, { "text": "to **become/remain friends**" }, { "text": "I'm asking you as a friend not to tell anyone.", "contextForm": "as a friend" }, { "text": "She wanted to share the news with **family and friends**." }, { "text": "She has a wide **circle of friends**." }, { "text": "I heard about it through **a friend of a friend**." }, { "text": "We met at school and became lifelong friends." }, { "text": "My ideal Saturday night is dinner with friends." }, { "text": "We invited friends and neighbours to celebrate with us." }, { "text": "I hope we can remain friends." }, { "text": "She's gone out to meet friends." }, { "text": "I saw her out with a group of friends." }, { "text": "Tom is travelling/traveling with some friends from university." }, { "text": "Paul and Sue are family friends—I've known them all my life." }, { "text": "Why don't you ask your friends at work to help?" }, { "text": "If you like our products, tell your friends." }, { "text": "We're visiting friends this weekend." }, { "text": "He's gone to stay with a friend in London." }, { "text": "He has a lot of friends." }, { "text": "Does your sister have any single friends?" }, { "text": "Even his own friends don't believe him." }, { "text": "He was last seen leaving a restaurant with a female friend." }, { "text": "He asked a few of his male friends what they thought." }, { "text": "Can I bring a friend?" }, { "text": "She's lost friends because of her brutal honesty." }, { "text": "He won't win any friends if he carries on talking like that." }, { "text": "Her best friend at school was called Anna." }, { "text": "He married his old school friend." }, { "text": "I'm inviting only my closest friends to the party." }, { "text": "It was so relaxing to be among old friends." }, { "text": "My so-called friends were making fun of me because of my clothes." }, { "text": "We met each other through a mutual friend." }, { "text": "If you need a friend, just call me." } ], "topics": ["Family and relationships"], "collocations": { "adjective": ["best", "bosom", "close"], "verb + friend": ["become", "remain", "stay"], "preposition": ["friend from"], "phrases": [ "a circle of friends", "a group of friends", "a friend of a friend" ] } }, { "senseNumber": 2, "definition": "a person who is on your list of contacts on a social media website", "cefr": "a2", "examples": [ { "text": "How many friends have you got on Facebook?" }, { "text": "Facebook friends" } ], "topics": ["Phones, email and the internet"] }, { "senseNumber": 3, "definition": "a person who supports an organization, a charity, etc., especially by giving or raising money; a person who supports a particular idea, etc.", "cefr": "c2", "examples": [ { "text": "the Friends of St Martin’s Hospital" }, { "text": "a friend of democracy" }, { "text": "Theatre tickets are 10% cheaper for Friends." } ], "topics": ["Social issues"] }, { "senseNumber": 4, "definition": "a person who has the same interests and opinions as yourself, and who will help and support you", "sensetop": "among friends", "examples": [ { "text": "His eyes were moving from face to face: **friend or foe**?" }, { "text": "You're among friends here—you can speak freely.", "contextForm": "among friends" } ], "collocations": { "adjective": ["best", "bosom", "close"], "verb + friend": ["become", "remain", "stay"], "preposition": ["friend from"], "phrases": [ "a circle of friends", "a group of friends", "a friend of a friend" ] } }, { "senseNumber": 5, "definition": "used to talk about or to somebody that you meet who is not actually a friend", "labels": "(often ironic)", "examples": [ { "text": "I wish our friend at the next table would shut up." }, { "text": "My friends, let me introduce myself." } ] }, { "senseNumber": 6, "definition": "used by a member of parliament to refer to another member of parliament or by a lawyer to refer to another lawyer in a court of law", "examples": [ { "text": "my **honourable friend**, the member for Henley *(= in the House of Commons)*" }, { "text": "my **noble friend** *(= in the House of Lords)*" }, { "text": "my **learned friend** *(= in a court of law)*" } ] }, { "senseNumber": 7, "definition": "a member of the Society of Friends", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "used to say that two friends are not having a romantic relationship with each other", "examples": [ { "text": "They gradually got to know each other better but they remained just good friends." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "a friend who gives you help when you need it (is a true friend)", "labels": "(saying)", "examples": [] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to know important people who can help you", "examples": [ { "text": "‘How did he get promoted so quickly?’ ‘Oh, he has friends in high places.’" } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "to become a friend of somebody", "examples": [ { "text": "Simon finds it hard to make friends with other children." } ] }, { "senseNumber": null, "definition": "a way of describing a dog", "examples": [] } ], "pronunciations": { "uk": [ { "pronunciation": "/frend/", "audio": "fr/friend/friend__gb_1.mp3" } ], "us": [ { "pronunciation": "/frend/", "audio": "fr/friend/friend__us_1.mp3" } ] }, "wordOrigin": "Old English frēond, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch vriend and German Freund, from an Indo-European root meaning ‘to love’, shared by free." }