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Plural of friend

regular plural

The plural of friend is friends.

Forms of friend

Singularfriend /fɹɛnd/
Pluralfriends /fɹɛn(d)z/
Countablecountable

Friends in a sentence

  • John and I have been friends ever since we were roommates at college.
  • Trust is important between friends.
  • I can't talk to her: she is too busy SMSing her friends.From the entry SMS
  • I need some more books to read and friends to go partying with.From the entry to
  • I like hanging out with my parents, but my friends think it's weird.From the entry parents

Meaning of friend

  1. noun A person, typically someone other than a family member, spouse or lover, whose company one enjoys and towards whom one feels affection.
  2. noun An associate who provides assistance; patron, mentor.
  3. noun A person with whom one is vaguely or indirectly acquainted.

Full definition of friend

Questions about the plural of friend

What is the plural of friend?
The plural of friend is friends.
Is friend countable?
Friend is a countable noun.

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: friend (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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