Definitions
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- adjective obsolete Having friends
- adjective obsolete Inclined to love; well-disposed.
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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
friend .
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Examples
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To exclude just a few friends - your boss, maybe, or that nosy co-worker you reluctantly "friended" - type their names into the "Hide this from" box.
The Seattle Times 2010
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There may be a few people who have this username friended, but avoid my Betty journal fear of pop, perhaps?
*shakes the dust off* hth_the_first 2003
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As I "friended" more writers, I learned more about the industry, almost by accident.
MIND MELD: How Does Blogging and Social Networking Affect the Publishing Industry? 2009
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Do not think that my having "friended" you on Facebook or LJ means we're, you know, actual real-life friends.
"Look at everything around us. Look at everything we've done." greygirlbeast 2010
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I've just popped over and "friended" Mr Sanderson.
Cage Match Postscript grrm 2010
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Every chicken is "friended" on Facebook before it is fried and consumed.
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Do not think that my having "friended" you on Facebook or LJ means we're, you know, actual real-life friends.
"Look at everything around us. Look at everything we've done." greygirlbeast 2010
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Mr Mohamed let me know he had 'friended' me on Facebook.
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Perhaps the next leader of Facebook has "friended" the current CEO -- and he or she is just one click away from better navigating the company's meteoric but challenging rise.
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Mr Mohamed let me know he had 'friended' me on Facebook.
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