Close friend meaning in English

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Definition

a close friend: a very close companion, a real friend noun
Susie is a close friend. I've known her for 20 years and know everything about her.

Examples

  • "It's Horatio's 102nd birthday next Thursday, and I wanted to do something special for him. He is one of my closest friends and sometimes I get the impression that he is lonely in that laboratory of his."
  • "Bruno Delavigne was pronounced dead early this morning at San Francisco's Sinai Memorial Hospital by personal physician and close friend, Dr. Otto von Headcold."
  • "That's why I'm bringing in a very special consultant – a close friend of mine from heaven – Mr. Michael Jackson."
  • "Take the time to phone close relatives."
  • "I'm a close friend of singer Elkie Johns and I've been to some pretty wild parties."
Exercise 1
Bruno writes that Horatio is one of his "closest" friends. This means that Horatio is one of Bruno's friends.
Bruno writes that Horatio is one of his "closest" friends. This means that Horatio is one of Bruno's best friends.
best: One's "closest friend" is their best friend. The term "close" is often used to indicate proximity in terms of distance, however here it describes the proximity of a friendship.
oldest: Although it may be true that Horatio and Bruno have been friends for a long time, to say that someone is one of your "closest" friends does not necessarily indicate that the friendship has lasted a long time. The word close has a qualitative sense here, not a quantitative one.
strangest: "Closest" does not indicate that someone is "strange".
strongest: Horatio and Bruno may indeed have a "strong" friendship, but to say that someone is a "strong friend" indicates that they are powerful physically.
opinionated: Do not confuse "close" with "close-minded", which suggests that someone is not receptive to new ideas.

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