Friend

Friend
Friend Friend, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Friended}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Friending}.] To act as the friend of; to favor; to countenance; to befriend. [Obs.] [1913 Webster]

Fortune friends the bold. --Spenser. [1913 Webster]


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  • Friend — (fr[e^]nd), n. [OR. frend, freond, AS. fre[ o]nd, prop. p. pr. of fre[ o]n, fre[ o]gan, to love; akin to D. vriend friend, OS. friund friend, friohan to love, OHG. friunt friend, G. freund, Icel. fr[ae]ndi kinsman, Sw. fr[ a]nde. Goth.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Friend (EP) — Infobox Album Name = Friend Type = EP Artist = Grizzly Bear Released = 5 November 2007 Recorded = Genre = Indie rock Length = Label = Warp Records Producer = Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|4|5 [http://wc09.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg… …   Wikipedia

  • friend — See: BOY FRIEND, FAIR WEATHER FRIEND, GIRL FRIEND, LADY FRIEND, MAKE FRIENDS …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • friend — See: BOY FRIEND, FAIR WEATHER FRIEND, GIRL FRIEND, LADY FRIEND, MAKE FRIENDS …   Dictionary of American idioms

  • friend — I. noun Etymology: Middle English frend, from Old English frēond; akin to Old High German friunt friend, Old English frēon to love, frēo free Date: before 12th century 1. a. one attached to another by affection or esteem b. acquaintance 2. a. one …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Friend of Mine (disambiguation) — Friend of Mine may refer to: * Friend of Mine , a Grammy nominated number one R B single by singer Kelly Price * Friends of Mine , a 2003 album by Adam Green * These Friends of Mine , the original title of the American television comedy Ellen *… …   Wikipedia

  • Friend or Foe — may refer to: * Friend or Foe? , an American TV game show * Friend or FOE? , an album by ska punk band Forces of Evil * Friend or Foe (album), an album by Adam Ant * Friend or Foe? (album), an album by German Indie rock band Blackmail * Friend or …   Wikipedia

  • Friend, Oregon — Friend is an unincorporated community in Wasco County, Oregon, United States. Considered a ghost town, little remains of the community except the Friend Store, a one room schoolhouse, and a cemetery. [… …   Wikipedia

  • Friend of a friend — (FOAF) is a phrase used to refer to someone that one does not know well mdash; literally, a friend of a friend.In some social sciences, the phrase is used as a half joking shorthand for the fact that much of the information on which people act… …   Wikipedia

  • Friend (novel) — Friend is the title of a 1985 science fiction horror novel by Diana Henstell, about a young man who tries to help a dying friend survive by implanting his robot s chip into her, only to find that it turns her into a homicidal terror.The novel was …   Wikipedia

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