How do you use the word "friend" in a sentence?

Here are real-life examples of using "friend": This is my friend Rachel. We went to high school together. You're a friend of Tom's, eh?

Friend Meaning

/fɹɛnd/

Definition, CEFR level A1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.

Definition

nounA person, typically someone other than a family member, spouse or lover, whose company one enjoys and towards whom one feels affection.

nounAn associate who provides assistance; patron, mentor.

Sentence Examples

This is my friend Rachel. We went to high school together.

You're a friend of Tom's, eh?

She was a friend and mentor to many young actors.

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms:

acquaintance

Antonyms:

stranger foe

CEFR Practice Quiz

My best ____ always listens to my problems.

CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)

He has been my best ____ since childhood, and we have shared many wonderful adventures together.

Word Origin & History

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *preyH- Proto-Indo-European *-ós Proto-Indo-European *priHós Proto-Germanic *frijōną Proto-Germanic *frijōndz Proto-West Germanic *friund Old English frēond Middle English frend English friend From Middle English freend, frend, frende, freynde, friend, frind, frond, frund, vrend, vryend, from Old English frēond, frīond (“friend”, literally “loving [one], lover”), from Proto-West Germanic *friund, from Proto-Germanic *frijōndz (“friend, loved one”), from Proto-Indo-European *preyH- (“to please; to love”), roughly equivalent to free + -nd. See also Friday. Cognates Cognate with Scots freend (“friend”), Yola friend, vriene (“friend”), North Frisian frinj, frün (“friend”), Saterland Frisian Fjund, Früünd (“friend”), West Frisian freon, freondinne (“friend”), Cimbrian bròint, vròint (“friend”), Dutch vriend (“friend”), German Freund (“friend”), German Low German Fründ (“friend, relative”), Limburgish vröndj (“friend”), Luxembourgish Frënd (“friend”), Vilamovian fraeind, frajnd (“friend”), Yiddish פֿרײַנד (fraynd, “friend”), Danish frænde (“kinsman”), Faroese and Icelandic frændi (“kinsman”), Norwegian Bokmål and Norwegian Nynorsk frende (“relative”), Swedish frände (“kinsman, relative”), Gothic 𐍆𐍂𐌹𐌾𐍉𐌽𐌳𐍃 (frijōnds, “friend”); also Welsh rhydd (“free”), Latin proprius (“own, proper”), Belarusian пры́яцель (prýjacjelʹ, “friend”), Bulgarian прия́тел (prijátel, “male friend”), Czech přítel (“friend; supporter; lover”), Macedonian при́јател (príjatel, “friend, mate, pal”), Polish przyjaciel, przyjáciel (“friend; lover”), Russian прия́тель (prijátelʹ, “friend; buddy, mate, pal”), Serbo-Croatian при̏јатељ, prȉjatelj (“friend”), Slovak priateľ (“friend; supporter”), Slovene prijatelj (“friend; companion; chum”), Ukrainian при́ятель (prýjatelʹ, “friend; buddy, pal”), Avestan 𐬟𐬭𐬌𐬌𐬀 (friia, “good, pleasant”), Persian فری (fari, “beloved, dear; pleasing”), Sanskrit प्रिय (priya, “beloved; own, wonted”). More at free.

Literary Quotations & Historical Citations

""[…]if you have any wish to speak openly to me as a friend, or to ask my opinion of any thing that you may have in contemplation—as a friend, indeed, you may command me.—I will hear whatever you like. I will tell you exactly what I think." "As a friend!"—repeated Mr. Knightley.—"Emma, that I fear is a word—No, I have no wish—[…]”" — 1816, Jane Austen, Emma:

"The only reward of virtue is virtue; the only way to have a friend is to be one." — 1841, Ralph Waldo Emerson, “Friendship”, in Essays, volume I:

"When I was a child of seven years old, my friends, on a holiday, filled my little pocket with halfpence." — 1779, Benjamin Franklin, The Whistle (letter):

"The vicious propensities—the want of principle which he was careful to guard from the knowledge of his best friend, could not escape the observation of a young man of nearly the same age with himself, and who had opportunities of seeing him in unguarded moments, which Mr. Darcy could not have." — 1813, Jane Austen, Pride and Prejudice:

"There was a Boy whose name was Jim; His Friends were very good to him. They gave him Tea, and Cakes, and Jam, And slices of delicious Ham, And Chocolate with pink inside, And little Tricycles to ride, And read him Stories through and through, And even took him to the Zoo—" — 1907, Hilaire Belloc, Jim (poem):

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