best friendn.

Brit.

/ˌbɛs(t) ˈfrɛnd/, U.S.

/ˈˌbɛs(t) ˈfrɛnd/

Forms: see best adj., n.¹, and adv. and friend n. and adj.

Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: best adj., friend n.

Etymology: < best adj. + friend n.

1. A person's favourite, closest, or dearest friend. Also figurative with reference to things.man's best friend: see man n.¹ Compounds 3.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > love > friendliness > [noun] > friend > one's favourite friend

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eOE tr. Bede Eccl. Hist. (Tanner) ii. ix. 130 Þæt nænige þinga gedafenode swa æðelum cyninge.., þæt he sceolde his freond þone betstan [L. amicum suum optimum] in neede gesetum in gold bebycgan.]

c1225 (?c1200) St. Juliana (Bodl.) 279 (MED) Al mi nestfalde cun þet schulde beo me best freond beoð me meast feondes.

c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1963) l. 1473 Ic wlle mine riche to-don allen minen dohtren..Ac ærst ic wille fondien whulchere beo mi beste freond [c1300 Otho woch me mest louie].

1403 R. Kingston Let. in D. A. Trotter Multilingualism in Later Medieval Brit. (2000) 81 Warfore, for goddesake, thinketh on your beste frende, god, and thanke hym as he hath deserued to yowe!

a1413 (c1385) G. Chaucer Troilus & Criseyde (Pierpont Morgan) (1881) ii. l. 412 When he þat for my best frend y wende.

?c1450 Life St. Cuthbert (1891) l. 4490 (MED) Þi best frendys, Armed vp at all.

a1500 (?a1390) J. Mirk Festial (Gough) (1905) 39 (MED) Þe kyng loued hym cherly and was..hys best frende.

1547 J. Harrison Exhort. Scottes sig. h.v^v Thei..deuise by hooke & by croke to kepe you stil occupied in mistrust of your best frendes.

1613 F. Beaumont Knight of Burning Pestle iii. sig. E4^v No my best friend.

1671 J. Narborough Jrnl. in Acct. Several Late Voy. (1711) i. 186 Here Brandy was our best Friend, for it kept them always Fox'd.

1692 Jacobites Hudibras 12 Woe that Criminal Wretch..To dare to Try, Condemn, or Hang, Our best best Friends, our Dear-Joy Gang.

a1722 J. Toland Coll. Several Pieces (1726) II. 221 I suffer'd the reproaches of my best friends for adhering to your interest.

1796 M. Edgeworth Tarlton in Parent's Assistant (ed. 2) I. 23 Ay, go along with its best friend, and take care it does not get into a scrape.

1877 Amer. Architect & Building News 30 June 207/2 Erecting high walls around the grounds of their institutions, as if the sun were the deadly enemy of mankind instead of its best friend.

1885 C. M. Yonge Two Sides of Shield II. vii. 130 ‘I want to be friends with both. One can have two friends.’ ‘No! no! no! not two best friends. And you are my best friend, Mysie.’

1910 King George V in H. Nicolson George V (1952) vii. 105 I have lost my best friend & the best of fathers.

1952 T. Armstrong Adam Brunskill xiii. 441 ‘Are you out of your head, Minnie?’ Her best friend stared coldly. ‘Not as I'm aware, Ellen.’

1967 ‘E. McGirr’ Here lies my Wife v. 149 Our mothers are on best-friend terms.

1991 J. Moss Other Side of Door 35 Kristy says she has a best friend, And a best best friend, But she says I'm her best best best friend.

2011 Daily News (N.Y.) (Nexis) 5 Sept. 19 She was my best friend, my anchor, my everything.

2. to be best friends with: to be very friendly with (another person); to have as a best friend. Also in extended use. Cf. to be friends with at friend n. and adj. Phrases 1b.

ΘΚΠ

the mind > emotion > love > friendliness > make friends with [verb (transitive)] > be very friendly with

to be best friends with1763

1763 L. Sterne Let. 9 June in Lett. 1739–64 (2009) 331 I was the best friends with you that ever I was in my life.

1815 ‘J. Mathers’ Hist. Mr. John Decastro & Brother Bat III. vii. 295 The landlord, looked perplexed, and very much like a man who was not best friends with his conscience.

1900 Stevens Inst. Indicator (Hoboken, New Jersey) 17 285 Upon the whole they have been kindly and considerate and to-night we desire to be best friends with each and all.

1941 Bradford (Pa.) Era 14 July 6/2 Your reporter..had the problem licked by being best friends with a girl who also sewed a fairly nifty seam.

1988 in E. A. Byrne et al. Families & their Children with Down's Syndrome iii. 38 There aren't very many Mums who necessarily want her to be best friends with their child.

2005 Arena Aug. 187/1 My girlfriend at the time..was best friends with my now-wife.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	best friend
释义	best friendn. Brit. /ˌbɛs(t) ˈfrɛnd/, U.S. /ˈˌbɛs(t) ˈfrɛnd/ Forms: see best adj., n.¹, and adv. and friend n. and adj. Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: best adj., friend n. Etymology: < best adj. + friend n. 1. A person's favourite, closest, or dearest friend. Also figurative with reference to things.man's best friend: see man n.¹ Compounds 3. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > love > friendliness > [noun] > friend > one's favourite friend best friendc1225 BFF1978 bezzie1997 eOE tr. Bede Eccl. Hist. (Tanner) ii. ix. 130 Þæt nænige þinga gedafenode swa æðelum cyninge.., þæt he sceolde his freond þone betstan [L. amicum suum optimum] in neede gesetum in gold bebycgan.] c1225 (?c1200) St. Juliana (Bodl.) 279 (MED) Al mi nestfalde cun þet schulde beo me best freond beoð me meast feondes. c1275 (?a1200) Laȝamon Brut (Calig.) (1963) l. 1473 Ic wlle mine riche to-don allen minen dohtren..Ac ærst ic wille fondien whulchere beo mi beste freond [c1300 Otho woch me mest louie]. 1403 R. Kingston Let. in D. A. Trotter Multilingualism in Later Medieval Brit. (2000) 81 Warfore, for goddesake, thinketh on your beste frende, god, and thanke hym as he hath deserued to yowe! a1413 (c1385) G. Chaucer Troilus & Criseyde (Pierpont Morgan) (1881) ii. l. 412 When he þat for my best frend y wende. ?c1450 Life St. Cuthbert (1891) l. 4490 (MED) Þi best frendys, Armed vp at all. a1500 (?a1390) J. Mirk Festial (Gough) (1905) 39 (MED) Þe kyng loued hym cherly and was..hys best frende. 1547 J. Harrison Exhort. Scottes sig. h.v^v Thei..deuise by hooke & by croke to kepe you stil occupied in mistrust of your best frendes. 1613 F. Beaumont Knight of Burning Pestle iii. sig. E4^v No my best friend. 1671 J. Narborough Jrnl. in Acct. Several Late Voy. (1711) i. 186 Here Brandy was our best Friend, for it kept them always Fox'd. 1692 Jacobites Hudibras 12 Woe that Criminal Wretch..To dare to Try, Condemn, or Hang, Our best best Friends, our Dear-Joy Gang. a1722 J. Toland Coll. Several Pieces (1726) II. 221 I suffer'd the reproaches of my best friends for adhering to your interest. 1796 M. Edgeworth Tarlton in Parent's Assistant (ed. 2) I. 23 Ay, go along with its best friend, and take care it does not get into a scrape. 1877 Amer. Architect & Building News 30 June 207/2 Erecting high walls around the grounds of their institutions, as if the sun were the deadly enemy of mankind instead of its best friend. 1885 C. M. Yonge Two Sides of Shield II. vii. 130 ‘I want to be friends with both. One can have two friends.’ ‘No! no! no! not two best friends. And you are my best friend, Mysie.’ 1910 King George V in H. Nicolson George V (1952) vii. 105 I have lost my best friend & the best of fathers. 1952 T. Armstrong Adam Brunskill xiii. 441 ‘Are you out of your head, Minnie?’ Her best friend stared coldly. ‘Not as I'm aware, Ellen.’ 1967 ‘E. McGirr’ Here lies my Wife v. 149 Our mothers are on best-friend terms. 1991 J. Moss Other Side of Door 35 Kristy says she has a best friend, And a best best friend, But she says I'm her best best best friend. 2011 Daily News (N.Y.) (Nexis) 5 Sept. 19 She was my best friend, my anchor, my everything. 2. to be best friends with: to be very friendly with (another person); to have as a best friend. Also in extended use. Cf. to be friends with at friend n. and adj. Phrases 1b. ΘΚΠ the mind > emotion > love > friendliness > make friends with [verb (transitive)] > be very friendly with to be best friends with1763 1763 L. Sterne Let. 9 June in Lett. 1739–64 (2009) 331 I was the best friends with you that ever I was in my life. 1815 ‘J. Mathers’ Hist. Mr. John Decastro & Brother Bat III. vii. 295 The landlord, looked perplexed, and very much like a man who was not best friends with his conscience. 1900 Stevens Inst. Indicator (Hoboken, New Jersey) 17 285 Upon the whole they have been kindly and considerate and to-night we desire to be best friends with each and all. 1941 Bradford (Pa.) Era 14 July 6/2 Your reporter..had the problem licked by being best friends with a girl who also sewed a fairly nifty seam. 1988 in E. A. Byrne et al. Families & their Children with Down's Syndrome iii. 38 There aren't very many Mums who necessarily want her to be best friends with their child. 2005 Arena Aug. 187/1 My girlfriend at the time..was best friends with my now-wife. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2014; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.c1225
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