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词汇 example_english_close-friend
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close friend

collocation in English

meanings of closeand friend


These words are often used together. Click on the links below to explore the meanings. Or, see other collocations with friend.
close
adjective
uk /kləʊs/ us /kloʊs/
having direct family connections or shared beliefs, support, ...
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friend
noun[C]
uk /frend/ us /frend/
a person who you know well and who you like a lot, but who is usually not a member of ...
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Examples of close friend


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In all cases, adolescents were able to name at least one closefriend using these criteria.
My closefriend had a very different manner of talking about her pregnancy.
There was, however, no change in the availability of a closefriend or confidant.
However, children exposed to marital violence reported feeling more lonely and having more conflict with a closefriend.
A business associate and closefriend of my aunt was recently diagnosed with a massive brain tumor.
To the military commanders of many of these countries, he strove to become an admired acquaintance, if not a closefriend.
The way forward is for the performative/ performing self to place emphasis upon an old, close friend with archetypal form but also real personal significance.
The types of events they reported involved death of a spouse, close family member or closefriend much more frequently than the non-patient group.
With equally 'cold-brained' phlegmatism, he after some time arranged her marriage to a closefriend and neighbour, a childless man whose fourth wife she became.
Whether the close family member is a spouse or a parent, or whether a friend is a closefriend or not, probably affects the results.
The befriending service was also supportive at specific times, as following the death of a spouse or closefriend, or during recovery from an illness.
It was the loss of a very closefriend.
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He is a closefriend and colleague of mine.
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I have in mind a very closefriend of mine.
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I have a closefriend with distrophic epidermylisis belosa.
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Additionally, the frequency of contact with a closefriend or relative was rated using the same response range with responses indicating less than monthly to daily.
However, we also found that the death of a closefriend or relative (including parent) poses a significantly greater risk for depression for women as compared to men.
These people were at a significantly higher risk of rest-home admission, when compared to those who had access to a local spouse, adult child or closefriend.
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
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