friended

US: (fren′did)

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friend•ed  (fren′did), adj. [Archaic.]

1. provided with or accompanied by friends.

• Middle English frended. See friend, -ed² 1350–1400

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friend /frɛnd/   n. [countable]

1. a person who is attached to another by feelings of affection or personal regard:
   She was my best friend.
2. a person who gives assistance;
   supporter;
   patron:
   supported by friends of the Boston Symphony.
3. a person who is not hostile:
   Who goes there? Friend or foe?
4. Religion [Friend] a member of the Society of Friends;
   a Quaker.

Idioms

5. Idioms make friends with, [ make + ~-s + with + obj] to become a friend to:
   made friends with the new neighbors.

friend•less, adj. 

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

friend  (frend), n. 

1. a person attached to another by feelings of affection or personal regard.
2. a person who gives assistance;
   patron;
   supporter:
   friends of the Boston Symphony.
3. a person who is on good terms with another;
   a person who is not hostile:
   Who goes there? Friend or foe?
4. a member of the same nation, party, etc.
5. Religion (cap.) a member of the Religious Society of Friends;
   a Quaker.
6. Idioms make friends with, to enter into friendly relations with;
   become a friend to.

v.t. 

7. [Rare.] to befriend.

• Middle English friend, frend, Old English frēond friend, lover, relative (cognate with Old Saxon friund, Old High German friunt (German Freund), Gothic frijōnds), origin, originally present participle of frēogan, cognate with Gothic frijōn to love bef. 900

friend′less, adj. 
friend′less•ness, n. 
Synonyms

• 1. comrade, chum, crony, confidant. See acquaintance. 
• 2. backer, advocate.
• 4. ally, associate, confrere, compatriot.

Antonyms

• 1, 4. enemy, foe.

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friend / frɛnd/ noun

1. a person known well to another and regarded with liking, affection, and loyalty; an intimate
2. an acquaintance or associate
3. an ally in a fight or cause; supporter
4. a fellow member of a party, society, etc
5. a patron or supporter
6. be friends ⇒ to be friendly (with)
7. make friends ⇒ to become friendly (with)

verb (transitive)

1. to add (a person) to one's list of contacts on a social networking website
2. an archaic word for befriend

Etymology: Old English frēond; related to Old Saxon friund, Old Norse frǣndi, Gothic frijōnds, Old High German friunt

ˈfriendless adjective

ˈfriendship noun