[
  {
    "word": "friend",
    "phonetic": "/f\u0279\u025bnd/",
    "phonetics": [
      {
        "text": "/f\u0279\u025bnd/",
        "audio": "https://api.dictionaryapi.dev/media/pronunciations/en/friend-uk.mp3",
        "sourceUrl": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=9021864",
        "license": {
          "name": "BY 3.0 US",
          "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/us"
        }
      },
      {
        "text": "/f\u0279\u025bnd/",
        "audio": "https://api.dictionaryapi.dev/media/pronunciations/en/friend-us.mp3",
        "sourceUrl": "https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=857066",
        "license": {
          "name": "BY-SA 3.0",
          "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"
        }
      }
    ],
    "meanings": [
      {
        "partOfSpeech": "noun",
        "definitions": [
          {
            "definition": "A person other than a family member, spouse or lover whose company one enjoys and towards whom one feels affection.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "John and I have been friends ever since we were roommates at college.\u00a0\u00a0 Trust is important between friends.\u00a0\u00a0 I used to find it hard to make friends when I was shy."
          },
          {
            "definition": "An associate who provides assistance.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "The Automobile Association is every motorist's friend.\u00a0\u00a0 The police is every law-abiding citizen's friend."
          },
          {
            "definition": "A person with whom one is vaguely or indirectly acquainted.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "a friend of a friend;\u00a0 I added him as a friend on Facebook, but I hardly know\u00a0him."
          },
          {
            "definition": "A person who backs or supports something.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "I\u2019m not a friend of cheap wine."
          },
          {
            "definition": "An object or idea that can be used for good.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "Wiktionary is your friend."
          },
          {
            "definition": "(used only in the vocative) Used as a form of address when warning someone.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "You\u2019d better watch it, friend."
          },
          {
            "definition": "A function or class granted special access to the private and protected members of another class.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "A spring-loaded camming device.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "A lover; a boyfriend or girlfriend.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "A relative, a relation by blood or marriage.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": [],
            "example": "Friends agree best at a distance."
          }
        ],
        "synonyms": [
          "buddy",
          "buster",
          "mate",
          "pal",
          "sonny",
          "admirer",
          "booster",
          "champion",
          "protagonist",
          "supporter",
          "ally",
          "acquaintance",
          "contact"
        ],
        "antonyms": [
          "enemy",
          "foe",
          "stranger"
        ]
      },
      {
        "partOfSpeech": "verb",
        "definitions": [
          {
            "definition": "To act as a friend to, to befriend; to be friendly to, to help.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          },
          {
            "definition": "To add (a person) to a list of friends on a social networking site; to officially designate (someone) as a friend.",
            "synonyms": [],
            "antonyms": []
          }
        ],
        "synonyms": [
          "befriend"
        ],
        "antonyms": [
          "defriend",
          "unfriend"
        ]
      }
    ],
    "license": {
      "name": "CC BY-SA 3.0",
      "url": "https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0"
    },
    "sourceUrls": [
      "https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/friend"
    ]
  }
]