Friend Collocation

friend noun

adjective

best , bosom , close , dear , fast ( AmE ) , good , great , intimate , real , special

Her best ~ at school was called Anna.

I'm inviting only my closest ~s to the party.

faithful , loyal , real , true , trusted

lifelong , long-standing ( esp. BrE ) , long-time , old

It was so relaxing to be among old ~s.

long-lost

new , new-found

female , guy ( AmE , informal ) , male , woman

He was last seen leaving a restaurant with a female ~.

gay , straight

single

Does your sister have any single ~s?

fair-weather

People he had trusted turned out to be only fair-weather ~s.

so-called , supposed

My so-called ~s are making fun of me because of my weight.

mutual

We met each other through a mutual ~.

family , personal

childhood , college , school

Do you keep in touch with any school ~s?

imaginary

online

verb + friend

become

They became ~s after meeting at college.

remain , stay

We stayed ~s even after we grew up and left home.

find , make

He finds it difficult to make ~s.

She's made ~s with the little girl who lives next door.

win

He won't win any ~s if he carries on talking like that.

have

She doesn't have many good ~s.

lose

preposition

~   from

a ~ from high school

phrases

a circle of ~s , a group of ~s

He introduced me to his circle of ~s.

a ~ of a ~

a ~ of mine, yours, etc.

I was given this necklace by a good ~ of mine.

be just ~s (with sb) (= not having a romantic relationship with someone)

be more than just ~s (with sb) (= be having a romantic relationship with someone)

~s and family , ~s and neighbours/neighbors

make ~s (with sb)

need a ~

If you need a ~, just call me.

sb's only ~

sb's own ~s

Even his own ~s don't believe him.