[Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) · [this page in HTML](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/friend.html) [home](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/) / [dictionaries](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/) / [The school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/) / friend [← F](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/F/) # friend «friend» in Mova's school dictionary: **a person you like and who likes you, who you enjoy being…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it. ### part of speech noun (friend, friends); verb (friend — to add someone online; unfriend) ### meaning for a pupil 1) A friend is a person you like and who likes you, who you enjoy being with. [tree →](https://md.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://md.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://md.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://md.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://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/friend/#m5) 6) (casual) «Just friends» means not boyfriend and girlfriend. [tree →](https://md.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://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/friend/#m7) ### sense 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://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/friend/#x1) - A friend gives Anna 5 more stickers. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/friend/#x2) - Raj shares 16 sweets among 4 friends. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/friend/#x3) - Lily is my best friend. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/friend/#x4) - Be a good friend and share your toys. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/friend/#x5) - I made a new friend at the park. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/friend/#x6) - A dog can be a great friend. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/friend/#x7) - Only chat online with friends you know in real life. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/friend/#x8) - me n 3 mates going to the pool, 4 tickets pls [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/friend/#x9) - Oi mate, that's my seat, shove off. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/friend/#x10) - Did you hear? Mia and Zoe aren't friends any more. [tree →](https://md.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://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/friend/#x12) - Piraeus is my very best friend." [tree →](https://md.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 the corpora - [Lending money to friends can cause arguments, so many grown-ups only lend what they could afford to lose.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/8-borrowing-and-debt/22/) - [Bridesmaids are friends or relatives who help the bride and walk with her, and children can be flower girls or page boys.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/13-dates-engagements-and-weddings/13/) - [Coming home with flowers the day after a row is making up, a way of saying sorry and wanting to be friends again.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/14-grown-ups-who-argue-and-make-up/9/) - [Labour can take many hours, so a grandparent or friend often comes to look after the older children.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/18-were-having-a-baby/15/) - [A funeral is a ceremony where family and friends say goodbye to someone who has died.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/25-funerals-and-remembering/0/) ### Trees and pragmatics [Every meaning and example of «friend» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/friend/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.