Online English Dictionary

1. a person you know well and regard with affection and trust; "he was my best friend at the university"

2. an associate who provides cooperation or assistance; "he′s a good ally in fight"

3. a person with whom you are acquainted; "I have trouble remembering the names of all my acquaintances"; "we are friends of the family"

4. a person who backs a politician or a team etc.; "all their supporters came out for the game"; "they are friends of the library"

5. a member of the Religious Society of Friends founded by George Fox (the Friends have never called themselves Quakers)

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