friend
/frend/noun
उच्चारण फ़्रेन्ड
मित्र, दोस्त, सखा
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a person you know well and like, who is not a member of your family
मित्र, दोस्त, सखा
- Radhika and I have been friends since primary school.
- a close friend
- He is a friend of my father's.
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- Radhika met an old friend at the railway station.
- He is my best friend, and we sit together in class.
- Good friends help each other in trouble.
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[C] ~ of/to sth
a person who supports an organization, a cause or a country
समर्थक, सहयोगी, हितैषी
- She is a true friend of the poor.
- the Friends of the Library
- The school is a friend of the environment and plants trees every year.
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- He has been a loyal friend of the library for thirty years.
- The charity thanked its friends for their gifts.
Synonyms supporter patron well-wisher ally backer
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[C]
a person you have added to your list of contacts on a social-media site
(सोशल मीडिया पर) फ़्रेंड, संपर्क
- He has two thousand friends on Facebook but nobody to talk to.
- She accepted a friend request from an old classmate last night.
- She added Radhika as a friend on the app.
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- He removed some old friends from his list.
- You can share the photograph with your friends online.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
a friend of + possessive
Use of with a possessive for one among your friends.
अपने मित्रों में से एक के लिए 'of' के साथ possessive आता है।
- She is a friend of mine.
be friends with
The phrase needs plural friends.
'Be friends with' में 'friends' बहुवचन में आता है।
- Radhika is friends with the topper.
make / become friends
The plural form is used for mutual friendship.
आपसी मित्रता के लिए बहुवचन रूप आता है।
- They made friends on the first day.
friend (n) - friendship (n) - befriend (v) - friendless (adj)
Befriend means to become a friend of someone, often someone in need.
'Befriend' का अर्थ किसी का मित्र बन जाना है, प्रायः किसी ज़रूरतमंद का।
- Radhika befriended the new girl in class.
- Their friendship has lasted twenty years.
+Collocations 5
adjective + friend
closeoldbestchildhoodtrue
- A true friend tells you the truth.
verb + friend
makelosekeepstay
- He lost a good friend after the argument.
friend + noun
circlerequestzone
- She accepted the friend request.
friend + of + noun
a friend of the familya friend of the poora friend of minea friend of the school
- He is an old friend of the family.
friend + group
circle of friendsgroup of friendsfriends and relativesschool friendsonline friends
- Her circle of friends includes toppers from every batch.
“More examples 7
- A friend in need is a friend indeed.
सच्चा मित्र वही है जो संकट में काम आए।
- My college friends visit me every Holi.
मेरे कॉलेज के मित्र हर होली पर मुझसे मिलने आते हैं।
- He has few friends but all of them are loyal.
उसके मित्र कम हैं, पर सभी वफ़ादार हैं।
- Libraries are a student's best friend.
पुस्तकालय विद्यार्थी के सबसे अच्छे साथी होते हैं।
- She shared her notes with her closest friends.
उसने अपने सबसे करीबी मित्रों के साथ अपने नोट्स साझा किए।
- Hardship shows who your real friends are.
कठिन समय बताता है कि आपके सच्चे मित्र कौन हैं।
- Radhika made friends with her bench partner on day one.
राधिका ने पहले ही दिन अपने बेंच पर बैठने वाले साथी से मित्रता कर ली।
!Common mistakes 4
✗ He is my friend since childhood.
✓ He has been my friend since childhood.
Use the present perfect with since.
'Since' के साथ present perfect का प्रयोग करें।
✗ I made friendship with her.
✓ I made friends with her.
Make friends, not make friendship.
'Make friends' कहें, 'make friendship' नहीं।
✗ She is one of my friend.
✓ She is one of my friends.
After one of use a plural noun.
'One of' के बाद बहुवचन noun आता है।
✗ He is friend of my brother.
✓ He is a friend of my brother.
The singular noun friend needs an article.
एकवचन noun 'friend' से पहले article लगाना आवश्यक है।
¶Idioms 4
a friend in need is a friend indeed
a true friend helps you when you are in trouble
मुसीबत में काम आने वाला ही सच्चा दोस्त है
- He lent me the fees without a word; a friend in need is a friend indeed.
make friends (with sb)
to become somebody's friend
दोस्ती करना
- She made friends with the new girl on the first day.
be friends with sb
to be somebody's friend
किसी का दोस्त होना
- Are you still friends with Arjun?
a fair-weather friend
a friend who leaves you when you are in trouble
सुख का साथी, मुसीबत में साथ छोड़ने वाला दोस्त
- He turned out to be a fair-weather friend.
◇Word family
≈Synonyms and antonyms
§Grammar and usage
Note: 'a friend of mine' (not 'a friend of me'); 'friendly' is an adjective, so 'in a friendly way', never 'friendlily'.
ध्यान रखिए: 'a friend of mine' ('a friend of me' नहीं); 'friendly' adjective है, इसलिए 'in a friendly way', 'friendlily' कभी नहीं।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Sayings and idioms: a friend in need is a friend indeed, make friends with, a fair-weather friend, a friend at court (an influential supporter), man's best friend (the dog).
कहावतें और idioms: a friend in need is a friend indeed, make friends with, a fair-weather friend, a friend at court (प्रभावशाली समर्थक), man's best friend (कुत्ता)।