friend

Betekenis (Engels)

Noun

1. A person, typically someone other than a family member, spouse or lover, whose company one enjoys and towards whom one feels affection.
2. An associate who provides assistance.
3. A person with whom one is vaguely or indirectly acquainted.
4. A person who backs or supports something.
5. (informal) An object or idea that can be used for good.
6. (colloquial) Used as a form of address when warning someone.
7. A function or class granted special access to the private and protected members of another class.
8. A spring-loaded camming device.
9. A lover; a boyfriend or girlfriend.
10. (obsolete) A relative, a relation by blood or marriage.
11. Used to refer collectively to a group of associated individuals, especially those comprising a cast, company, or crew

Verb

1. (obsolete) To act as a friend to, to befriend; to be friendly to, to help.
2. To add (a person) to a list of friends on a social networking site; to officially designate (someone) as a friend.

Concepten

vriend

vriendin

compagnon

makker

medestander

kameraad

maat

amice

geestverwant

vrind

vriendje

maatje

vriendinnetje

meisje

bevriend zijn met

gabber

aanhanger

adept

voorstander

kloris

beminde

schat

partner

broer

kornuit

kennis

friend

metgezel

bevriend

associé

bedgenoot

bijslaap

acoliet

discipel

gevolgsman

imitator

navolger

volgeling

volgende

volger

griet

jongedame

juffrouw

meid

mevrouw

gezellin

echtgenoot

echtgenote

eega

gade

gemaal

gemalin

man

vrouw

geliefde

lieveling

schattebout

sweetie

vriendschap

advocaat

pleitbezorger

verdediger

verweerder

voorspreker

bondgenoot

deelgenoot

geallieerde

zakenvriend

genoot

hulpje

slapie

ambtgenoot

collega

Uitgesproken als (IPA)

/fɹɛnd/

Etymologie (Engels)

From Middle English frend, freend, from Old English frēond (“friend”, literally “loving[-one], lover”), from Proto-West Germanic *friund, from Proto-Germanic *frijōndz (“lover, friend”), from Proto-Indo-European *preyH- (“to like, love”), equivalent to free + -nd.
Cognate with Saterland Frisian Fjund, Früünd (“friend”), West Frisian freon, froen, freondinne (“friend”), Dutch vriend (“friend”), Low German Frund, Fründ (“friend, relative”), Luxembourgish Frënd (“friend”), German Freund (“friend”), Danish frænde (“kinsman”), Swedish frände (“kinsman, relative”), Icelandic frændi (“kinsman”), Welsh ffrind (“friend”), Gothic 𐍆𐍂𐌹𐌾𐍉𐌽𐌳𐍃 (frijōnds, “friend”). More at free.
Other cognates include Russian прия́тель (prijátelʹ, “friend”) and Sanskrit प्रिय (priyá-, “beloved”).

Zinnen

But the boy never took his eye off his new friend .

Maar de jongen haalde zijn nieuwe vriend nooit van zijn nieuwe vriend.

" He lives at the Al-Fayoum oasis ," his friend had said .

"Hij woont bij de Al-Fayoum Oasis," had zijn vriend gezegd.