{
    "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."
}