urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:derekgoesbang derekgoesbang derekgoesbang 2008-03-26T15:51:00Z urn:lj:livejournal.com:atom1:derekgoesbang:780 2008-03-26T15:45:36Z 2008-03-26T15:51:00Z <p align="center"><span class="me" minmax_bound="true"><strong>friend</strong></span> <span class="pronset" minmax_bound="true"><font color="#116699">&nbsp;<img alt="" border="0" minmax_bound="true" src="http://cache.lexico.com/g/d/premium.gif" />&nbsp; <img class="luna-Img" alt="" border="0" minmax_bound="true" src="http://cache.lexico.com/dictionary/graphics/luna/thinsp.png" /></font><a minmax_bound="true" href="https://secure.reference.com/premium/login.html?rd=2&amp;u=http%3A%2F%2Fdictionary.reference.com%2Fbrowse%2Ffriend"><font color="#116699"><img alt="" border="0" minmax_bound="true" src="http://cache.lexico.com/g/d/speaker.gif" /></font></a><font color="#116699">&nbsp;&nbsp;</font><span class="show_ipapr" style="DISPLAY: none" minmax_bound="true"><font color="#880000"><span class="prondelim" minmax_bound="true">/</span><span class="pron" minmax_bound="true"><font size="3">frɛnd</font></span><span class="prondelim" minmax_bound="true">/</span></font><font color="#116699"> </font><a class="pronlink" title="Click for pronunciation key" minmax_bound="true"><u><font color="#116699" size="2">Pronunciation Key</font></u></a><span class="pron_toggle" style="DISPLAY: inline" minmax_bound="true"><span class="prondelim" minmax_bound="true"><font color="#880000"> - </font></span><a class="pronlink" title="Click to show spelled pronunciation" minmax_bound="true"><u><font color="#116699" size="2">Show Spelled Pronunciation</font></u></a></span></span><span class="show_spellpr" style="DISPLAY: inline" minmax_bound="true"><font color="#880000"><span class="prondelim" minmax_bound="true">[</span><span class="pron" minmax_bound="true"><font face="Verdana" size="2">frend</font></span><span class="prondelim" minmax_bound="true">]</span></font><font color="#116699"> </font><a class="pronlink" title="Click for pronunciation key" minmax_bound="true"><u><font color="#116699" size="2">Pronunciation Key</font></u></a><span class="pron_toggle" style="DISPLAY: inline" minmax_bound="true"><span class="prondelim" minmax_bound="true"><font color="#880000"> - </font></span><a class="pronlink" title="Click to show IPA pronunciation" minmax_bound="true"><u><font color="#116699" size="2">Show IPA Pronunciation</font></u></a></span></span><font color="#116699"> </font></span></p><div align="center"><span class="pg" minmax_bound="true"><em><font color="#558811">–noun </font></em></span></div><div align="center"><table minmax_bound="true" class="luna-Ent"><tbody minmax_bound="true"><tr minmax_bound="true"><td class="dn" valign="top" minmax_bound="true">1.</td><td valign="top" minmax_bound="true">a person attached to another by feelings of affection or personal regard. </td></tr></tbody></table></div><div align="center"><table minmax_bound="true" class="luna-Ent"><tbody minmax_bound="true"><tr minmax_bound="true"><td class="dn" valign="top" minmax_bound="true">2.</td><td valign="top" minmax_bound="true">a person who gives assistance; patron; supporter: <span class="ital-inline" minmax_bound="true"><em>friends of the Boston Symphony. </em></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div align="center"><table minmax_bound="true" class="luna-Ent"><tbody minmax_bound="true"><tr minmax_bound="true"><td class="dn" valign="top" minmax_bound="true">3.</td><td valign="top" minmax_bound="true">a person who is on good terms with another; a person who is not hostile: <span class="ital-inline" minmax_bound="true"><em>Who goes there? Friend or foe? </em></span></td></tr></tbody></table></div><div align="center"><table minmax_bound="true" class="luna-Ent"><tbody minmax_bound="true"><tr minmax_bound="true"><td class="dn" valign="top" minmax_bound="true">4.</td><td valign="top" minmax_bound="true">a member of the same nation, party, etc. </td></tr></tbody></table></div><div align="center"><table minmax_bound="true" class="luna-Ent"><tbody minmax_bound="true"><tr minmax_bound="true"><td class="dn" valign="top" minmax_bound="true">5.</td><td valign="top" minmax_bound="true"><span class="labset" minmax_bound="true">(<em><span class="ital-inline" minmax_bound="true">initial capital letter</span><img class="luna-Img" alt="" border="0" minmax_bound="true" src="http://cache.lexico.com/dictionary/graphics/luna/thinsp.png" /></em>) </span>a member of the Religious Society of Friends; a Quaker. </td></tr></tbody></table></div><div align="center"><span class="pg" minmax_bound="true"><em><font color="#558811">–verb (used with object) </font></em></span></div><div align="center"><table minmax_bound="true" class="luna-Ent"><tbody minmax_bound="true"><tr minmax_bound="true"><td class="dn" valign="top" minmax_bound="true">6.</td><td valign="top" minmax_bound="true"><span class="labset" minmax_bound="true"><span class="ital-inline" minmax_bound="true"><em>Rare</em></span>. </span>to befriend. </td></tr></tbody></table></div><div align="center"><span class="sectionLabel" minmax_bound="true"><em><font color="#558811">—Idiom</font></em></span> </div><div align="center"><table minmax_bound="true" class="luna-Ent"><tbody minmax_bound="true"><tr minmax_bound="true"><td class="dn" valign="top" minmax_bound="true">7.</td><td valign="top" minmax_bound="true"><span class="secondary-bf" minmax_bound="true"><strong>make friends with, </strong></span>to enter into friendly relations with; become a friend to. </td></tr></tbody></table></div><div align="center"><hr class="ety" minmax_bound="true" /></div><div align="center">[Origin: <span class="rom-inline" minmax_bound="true">bef. 900; </span>ME <i minmax_bound="true">friend, frend,</i> OE <i minmax_bound="true">fréond</i> friend, lover, relative (c. OS <i minmax_bound="true">friund,</i> OHG <i minmax_bound="true">friunt</i> (G <i minmax_bound="true">Freund</i>), Goth <i minmax_bound="true">frijōnds</i>), orig. prp. of <i minmax_bound="true">fréogan,</i> c. Goth <i minmax_bound="true">frijōn</i> to love<img class="luna-Img" alt="" border="0" minmax_bound="true" src="http://cache.lexico.com/dictionary/graphics/luna/thinsp.png" />] </div><div align="center"><br minmax_bound="true" /><span class="sectionLabel" minmax_bound="true"><em><font color="#558811">—Related forms</font></em></span> </div><div class="roset" minmax_bound="true" align="center"><span class="secondary-bf" minmax_bound="true"><strong>friendless, </strong></span><span class="pg" minmax_bound="true"><em><font color="#558811">adjective </font></em></span></div><div class="roset" minmax_bound="true" align="center"><span class="secondary-bf" minmax_bound="true"><strong>friend·less·ness, </strong></span><span class="pg" minmax_bound="true"><font color="#558811"><em>noun </em></font></span></div><div align="center"><br minmax_bound="true" /></div><div class="tail" minmax_bound="true" align="center"><span><em><font color="#558811">—Synonyms </font></em>1</span><strong>.</strong> comrade, chum, crony, confidant. <span>See <a style="FONT-VARIANT: small-caps" minmax_bound="true" href="http://dictionary.reference.com/search?q=acquaintance"><font color="#116699">acquaintance.</font></a> 2</span><strong>.</strong> backer, advocate. <span class="dn" minmax_bound="true">4</span><strong>.</strong> ally, associate, confrere, compatriot.</div><div class="tail" minmax_bound="true" align="center"><span><em><font color="#558811">—Antonyms </font></em>1, 4</span><strong>.</strong> enemy, foe.</div><p align="center">&nbsp;</p><p align="center">&nbsp;</p><p align="center">&nbsp;</p><span class='ljuser' lj:user='guiltypleasurrp' style='white-space: nowrap;'><a href='http://community.livejournal.com/guiltypleasurrp/profile'><img src='http://p-stat.livejournal.com/img/community.gif' alt='[info]' width='16' height='16' style='vertical-align: bottom; border: 0; padding-right: 1px;' /></a><a href='http://community.livejournal.com/guiltypleasurrp/'><b>guiltypleasurrp</b></a></span><br />Those friends only please<p>&nbsp;</p><p align="center">&nbsp;</p><p align="center">&nbsp;</p><p align="center">&nbsp;</p>