0. a noun first of all
| 1. | a person attached to another by feelings of affection or personal regard. |
| 2. | a person who gives assistance; patron; supporter. |
| 3. | a person who is on good terms with another; a person who is not hostile: Who goes there? Friend or foe? |
| 4. | a member of the same nation, party, etc. |
| 5. | make friends with, to enter into friendly relations with; become a friend to. |
[Origin: bef. 900; ME friend, frend, OE fréond friend, lover, relative (c. OS friund, OHG friunt (G Freund), Goth frijōnds), orig. prp. of fréogan, c. Goth frijōn to love
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] —Related forms
friendless, adjective
friend·less·ness, noun
more related terms are:
Well after the dict said tht i can sum it up for u wit a friend is:
A friend is a lover, literally. The relationship between Latin amīcus "friend" and amō "I love" is clear, as is the relationship between Greek philos "friend" and phileō "I love." In English, though, we have to go back a millennium before we see the verb related to friend. At that time, frēond, the Old English word for "friend," was simply the present participle of the verb frēon, "to love." The Germanic root behind this verb is *frī-, which meant "to like, love, be friendly to." Closely linked to these concepts is that of "peace," and in fact Germanic made a noun from this root, *frithu-, meaning exactly that. Ultimately descended from this noun are the personal names Frederick, "peaceful ruler," and Siegfried, "victory peace." The root also shows up in the name of the Germanic deity Frigg, the goddess of love, who lives on today in the word Friday, "day of Frigg," from an ancient translation of Latin Veneris diēs, "day of Venus."
more related terms are:
—Synonyms 1. comrade, chum, crony, confidant. 2. backer, advocate. 3. ally, associate, confrere, compatriot.
—Antonyms 1. enemy, foe.
Well after the dict said tht i can sum it up for u wit a friend is:
- A person whom one knows, likes, and trusts.
- A person whom one knows; an acquaintance.
- A person with whom one is allied in a struggle or cause; a comrade.
- One who supports, sympathizes with, or patronizes a group, cause, or movement: friends of the clean air movement.
- Friend A member of the Society of Friends.
A friend is a lover, literally. The relationship between Latin amīcus "friend" and amō "I love" is clear, as is the relationship between Greek philos "friend" and phileō "I love." In English, though, we have to go back a millennium before we see the verb related to friend. At that time, frēond, the Old English word for "friend," was simply the present participle of the verb frēon, "to love." The Germanic root behind this verb is *frī-, which meant "to like, love, be friendly to." Closely linked to these concepts is that of "peace," and in fact Germanic made a noun from this root, *frithu-, meaning exactly that. Ultimately descended from this noun are the personal names Frederick, "peaceful ruler," and Siegfried, "victory peace." The root also shows up in the name of the Germanic deity Frigg, the goddess of love, who lives on today in the word Friday, "day of Frigg," from an ancient translation of Latin Veneris diēs, "day of Venus."
So if u haf been a friend with none of these qualities u ought to start makin up to yr friend!
1.) A person attached to another by feelings of affection or personal regard
2.) A person who gives assistance; patron; supporter
3.) A person who is on good terms with another
4.) A person who doesn't betray others
5.) A person who doesn't lie to you for the sake of others
6.) A person who stays true through the hard,tough,crazy thru weakness and sickness
7.) A person who keeps to his word
8.) A person never allowing others who he prefer more to get in the way of other friendships
9.) A person who never tells one friend one thing and another friend another
10.) A person remains a friend no matter what happened before that!
Now go be a good friend and stop messing your friends life's up with unneeded situations or tough spots. Slap you! thats all for Moist monthly edition of slap you facts. hehez cheers mates!
