Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

be friends

Word Rarity Common

Frequency: Zipf frequency 5.41 in modern English

Syllables: be friends
IPA

15

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To be in a state of friendship (with someone); to be friendly with someone, to get along.

Example Sentences

"Let's be friends!"
"I've been friends with her for years."
"I stopped being friends with John yesterday."
"We are friends."
"You can't force your coworkers to be more friends with you."
"If vnkindneſſe happen, yet be friends againe"

Questions

What does be friends mean?: To be in a state of friendship (with someone); to be friendly with someone, to get along.

How to pronounce be friends

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