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friend
A	noun
	1	Friend, Quaker
				a member of the Religious Society of Friends founded by George Fox (the Friends have never called themselves Quakers)
		Category Tree: entity ╚object; physical object ╚living thing; animate thing ╚organism; being ╚person; individual; someone; somebody; mortal; human; soul ╚religionist; religious person ╚Christian ╚Friend, Quaker ╚Penn; William Penn
	2	acquaintance, friend
				a person with whom you are acquainted; "I have trouble remembering the names of all my acquaintances"; "we are friends of the family"
		Category Tree: entity ╚object; physical object ╚living thing; animate thing ╚organism; being ╚person; individual; someone; somebody; mortal; human; soul ╚acquaintance, friend ╚schoolmate; classmate; schoolfellow; class fellow ╚pickup ╚messmate ╚homeboy ╚end man ╚connection ╚campmate ╚bunkmate
	3	ally, friend
				an associate who provides assistance; "he's a good ally in fight"; "they were friends of the workers"
		Category Tree: entity ╚object; physical object ╚living thing; animate thing ╚organism; being ╚person; individual; someone; somebody; mortal; human; soul ╚peer; equal; match; compeer ╚associate ╚ally, friend ╚blood brother
	4	friend
				a person you know well and regard with affection and trust; "he was my best friend at the university"
		Category Tree: entity ╚object; physical object ╚living thing; animate thing ╚organism; being ╚person; individual; someone; somebody; mortal; human; soul ╚friend ╚roommate ╚mate ╚light ╚girlfriend ╚flatmate ╚confidant; intimate ╚companion; comrade; fellow; familiar; associate ╚buddy; brother; chum; crony; pal; sidekick ╚brother; comrade ╚best friend ╚amigo ╚alter ego ╚Damon and Pythias
	5	supporter, protagonist, champion, admirer, booster, friend
				a person who backs a politician or a team etc.; "all their supporters came out for the game"; "they are friends of the library"
		Category Tree: entity ╚object; physical object ╚living thing; animate thing ╚organism; being ╚person; individual; someone; somebody; mortal; human; soul ╚advocate; advocator; proponent; exponent ╚supporter, protagonist, champion, admirer, booster, friend ╚free trader ╚Francophile; Francophil ╚enthusiast; partisan; partizan ╚Confederate ╚cheerleader ╚Boswell ╚believer; truster ╚anglophile; anglophil

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Last time, I talked about something to my friend.. we said the same word at the same
My friend goes out very often..May I say he goes to party very often ?
If a friend of mine wants to pinch me for a joke .. May I say 'don't even think about
Last time, my friend says you should take life as it comes or goes ?
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My friend said that I need to remind her to take her coat
I am trying to type a message to my friend saying that..
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