friendship
US /ˈfrɛndʃɪp/
Definition
the state of being friends (or friendly)
Tested in TOEIC business and workplace contexts.
Examples
Their friendship began when they worked together on the same project.
Word Family
Synonyms
- companionshipthe state of being with someone
- fellowshipan association of people who share common beliefs or activities
- camaraderiethe quality of affording easy familiarity and sociability
Collocations
- Easy lifelong friendshipdescribing lifelong friendship (continuing through life)
- Medium cultivate cross cultural friendshipto cultivate cross cultural friendship, meaning to foster the growth of
- Hard treaty of friendship and commercedescribing treaty of friendship and commerce (a written agreement between two states or sovereigns)
- Very Hard friendship strained by asset liquidationdescribing friendship strained by asset liquidation (the state of being friends (or friendly))
Learner's English edition · Curated definitions for TOEIC learners.