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be friends with
Variant of friend
noun
- a person whom one knows well and is fond of; intimate associate; close acquaintance
- a person on the same side in a struggle; one who is not an enemy or foe; ally
- a supporter or sympathizer: a friend of labor
- something thought of as like a friend in being helpful, reliable, etc.
- any member of the Society of Friends; Quaker
transitive verb
Archaic to act as a friend to; befriend
Related Forms:
- friendless adjective
- friendlessness noun
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