lifelong friend

collocation in English

meaningsoflifelongandfriend

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lifelong
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˈlaɪf.lɒŋ/us
/ˈlaɪf.lɑːŋ/
lasting for the whole of a ...
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friend
noun[C]
uk
/frend/us
/frend/
a person who you know well and who you like a lot, but who is usually not a member of ...
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(Definition oflifelongandfriendfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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He may be alifelongfriend; he may be a close relative.
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He became alifelongfriend.
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Glackens in particular became alifelongfriend.
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For many, the theory has become alifelongfriend.
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I wish he had been here to put those views himself, because he is alifelongfriendand inspirer of the agricultural co-operative movement.
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After their passion cooled, he remained herlifelongfriendand favored statesman.
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Arnulf, hislifelongfriend, was appointed adviser to the new king alongside him.
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The 1968 birth date has been confirmed through a previous manager andlifelongfriend.
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I am also fortunate in that one of the early producers of parliamentary coverage is alifelongfriend of mine and is married to another friend of mine.
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Thislifelongfriendconvinced him to take final exams despite his father's will and helped him prepare for them.
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The film was never completed because another actor in the movie, alifelongfriendwith whom he had attended school, died halfway through filming.
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