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A lot of people who were the best in their fields. I was fortunate enough to be friends with Sammy Davis, Jr. - I spent a lot of time with Sammy. I was over at his house almost every night. Those people were very special and very special for me.
James Darren

Meaning of "be friends" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BE FRIENDS

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WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BE FRIENDS

be born with a silver spoon in one´s mouth
be borne in on
be called to the Bar
be called within the Bar
be cast
be dirty on
be done with
be dying
be excused
be for the high jump
be gagging for
be going
be great on
be in a person´s shoes
be in the market for
be laughing
be left holding the baby
be made one
be made up
be mother

WORDS THAT END LIKE BE FRIENDS

amends
beam-ends
bends
burn the candle at both ends
calends
ends
kalends
make friends
market trends
odds and ends
on her beam-ends
on one´s beam-ends
our feathered friends
Religious Society of Friends
spends
split ends
the bends
weekends

Synonyms and antonyms of be friends in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «be friends» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BE FRIENDS

Find out the translation of be friends to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of be friends from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «be friends» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

成为朋友
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

ser amigos
570 millions of speakers

English

be friends
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

दोस्त हो
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

أن نكون أصدقاء
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

дружить
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

ser amigos
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

বন্ধু হও
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

être amis
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

berkawan
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Freunde sein
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

友達になる
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

친구
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Dadi kanca
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

được bạn bè
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நண்பர்களாய் இருப்போம்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

मित्र व्हा
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

arkadaş olmak
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

essere amici
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

być przyjaciółmi
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

дружити
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

fie prieteni
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

να είναι φίλοι
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

vriende wees
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

vara vänner
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

være venner
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of be friends

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BE FRIENDS»

The term «be friends» is very widely used and occupies the 22.001 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BE FRIENDS» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about be friends

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10 QUOTES WITH «BE FRIENDS»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word be friends.
1
Jake Abel
I think it is possible to be friends even if you're competing. You know, there's so many guys in rooms that try to psych each other out, and it doesn't work. It only hinders their work.
2
Ursula Andress
Elvis and I continued to be friends, and I saw him once or twice a year. But he was a troubled person.
3
Amanda Beard
People wanted to be friends with me for not the right reasons. They'd introduce me to somebody else as the Olympian or the swimmer. I didn't want to stand out. I wanted to blend in.
4
Jean de la Bruyere
Two persons cannot long be friends if they cannot forgive each other's little failings.
5
John Cena
I hang out with a lot of the people I did when I was in high school, when I was in college, and I have a strong unit of people around me, whether it be friends or family, and if my head gets too big, they will definitely check me immediately.
6
Hugo Chavez
Mutual respect! That's what it takes to be friends.
7
James Darren
A lot of people who were the best in their fields. I was fortunate enough to be friends with Sammy Davis, Jr. - I spent a lot of time with Sammy. I was over at his house almost every night. Those people were very special and very special for me.
8
Adam DeVine
People want to be friends with someone who likes to have a good time.
9
Gallagher
Parents are trying to be friends with their kids rather than draw the line and tell them what proper public behavior would be.
10
William Glasser
Don't marry someone you would not be friends with if there was no sex between you.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BE FRIENDS»

Discover the use of be friends in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to be friends and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Let's be Friends: A Workbook to Help Kids Learn Social ...
Presents forty activities designed to help children build better social skills, make friends, learn to adapt to changing relationships, cope with rejection and disappointment, and find deep and lasting friendships.
Lawrence E. Shapiro, Julia Holmes, 2008
2
When You and Your Mother Can't Be Friends: Resolving the ...
This, the first book ever to say that mother is not always a girl's best friend, is based on a landmark study of the mother-daughter relationships.
Victoria Secunda, 2009
3
The Science of Making Friends: Helping Socially Challenged ...
The groundbreaking book that puts the focus on teens and young adults with social challenges This book offers parents a step-by-step guide to making and keeping friends for teens and young adults with social challenges—such as those ...
Elizabeth Laugeson, 2013
4
Hi, Can We Be Friends?
It empowers you to harvest the potentials of relationships while putting your excesses in check. This book provides practical answers to a growing nagging nightmare of how to stand for purity amidst a sex-hyped generation.
Tekena Ikoko, 2011
5
Let's be Friends: Peer Competence and Social Inclusion in ...
This book describes methods of support and intervention teachers can use to create social inclusion in preschool and the primary grades.
Kristen Mary Kemple, 2004
6
The Kind of Friends We Used to Be
Twelve-year-olds Kate and Marylin, friends since preschool, draw further apart as Marylin becomes involved in student government and cheerleading, while Kate wants to play guitar and write songs, and both develop unlikely friendships with ...
Frances O'Roark Dowell, 2009
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Can We Be Friends?: Buddy-Building Strategies
Children who belong to healthy peer groups are generally happier and function at a higher level. Will You Be My Friend? helps young students learn the steps it takes to meet, make, and keep a friend.
John Burstein, 2009
8
When My Parents Forgot How to Be Friends
This sensitively written book assures boys and girls that children are in no way responsible for their parent's inability to get along together.
Jennifer Moore-Mallinos, 2013
9
How to Be Friends with a Dragon
Wouldn’t it be fun to have a dragon for a friend?
Valeri Gorbachev, 2014
10
How to Be a Friend: A Guide to Making Friends and Keeping Them
For use in schools and libraries only. Dinosaur characters illustrate the value of friends, how to make friends, and how to be and not to be a good friend.
Laurene Krasny Brown, 2001

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BE FRIENDS»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term be friends is used in the context of the following news items.
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7/7 bombings: Survivor hopes she and saviour will be 'friends for life'
“I hope we can say that we will be friends for life, I hope that is how it stays. It is just remarkable people have risked their lives in saving me.”. «BT.com, Jul 15»
2
We Wanna Be Friends With Lee Quan of Lee's Deli
If you work or live downtown, you've most likely eaten at one of the ubiquitous Lee's Deli locations. Founded by Lee Quan, a rare ... «7x7, Jul 15»
3
Sorry! A Cody Simpson / Joe Jonas Collaboration Will Never Happen
When TMZ pushed even further by asking if Cody and Joe could ever be friends, the Australian singer again replied,. "No waaaaay!" Sorry Gigi ... «Fanlala, Jul 15»
4
CONFESSION BOX: Is it 'friends' or a romance?
If it doesn't work out, will you still be friends? Even though you say you have no romantic feelings towards him, are you being completely honest ... «Sowetan Live, Jul 15»
5
Should you become Facebook friends with your coworkers?
Or is it OK to be friends with them online? What about LinkedIn, Twitter and Instagram? To say you won't connect with coworkers online is ... «fox2now.com, Jul 15»
6
Darragh Ó Sé: Players don't have to be friends to win
At the end of the Westmeath game on Sunday, fellas were hugging and crying and roaring together. You could see how much it meant to beat ... «Irish Times, Jul 15»
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'We are neighbors, now we can be friends': Obama on reopening of …
“We are neighbors, now we can be friends,” said Obama, speaking at length about the failed U.S. policy of isolationism since the two countries ... «New York's PIX11 / WPIX-TV, Jul 15»
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Obama on Cuba relations: 'We are neighbors, now we can be friends'
President Barack Obama made a statement in the White House's Rose Garden Wednesday morning regarding Cuba relations and the opening ... «Chicago Tribune, Jul 15»
9
Emma Roberts And Evan Peters: 'Let's Just Be Friends!'
EMMA ROBERTS and fiancé EVAN PETERS hit the end of the road last month, but they've been headed in different directions for months! «The National Enquirer, Jun 15»
10
New budget proves it really pays to be friends with Mark-Viverito
A politically connected consulting firm that helped Melissa Mark-Viverito become City Council speaker scored big bucks for its clients in the ... «New York Post, Jun 15»

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