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Dictionary quizzes to help you remember the meaning

Dictionary quizzes to help you remember the meaning

friend

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Source Word

friend

IPA(Pronunciation)

/fɹɛnd/

Verb

obsolete transitive

(transitive, obsolete) To act as a friend to, to befriend; to be friendly to, to help.

Japanese Meaning

友人として接する、振る舞う / 友好的に振る舞う、親切にする / 助ける、支援する

What is this buttons?

The old recluse used to friend any lost wanderer who knocked at his door.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

その年老いた隠者は、扉を叩いて訪れる迷える旅人を誰であれ友人として受け入れていた。

Sense（1）

(transitive, obsolete) To act as a friend to, to befriend; to be friendly to, to help.

Lo sluggish Knight the victors happie pray: / So fortune friends the bold ….

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

Sense（2）

The difference between responses to the statement, "If someone friends me, I will friend them," and "If I friend someone, I expect them to friend me back," is telling.

Google Translation / DeepL Translation

friends

（ present singular third-person ）

friending

（ participle present ）

friended

（ participle past ）

friended

（ past ）

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