close friendship

collocation in English

meaningsofcloseandfriendship

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close
adjective
uk
/kləʊs/us
/kloʊs/
having direct family connections or shared beliefs, support, ...
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friendship
noun[C or U]
uk
/ˈfrend.ʃɪp/us
/ˈfrend.ʃɪp/
a situation in which two people ...
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(Definition ofcloseandfriendshipfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofclose friendship

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Alternatively, lack of self-assertion may itself limit one's availability to fully participate in aclosefriendshipand may contribute to difficulties in these friendships.
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If men are to formclosefriendshipgroups, how are they to do this without expressing desire for one another?
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Nothing binds men in suchclosefriendshipas common hardships shared and common risks run.
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It does not disentitle the justice of the peace from sitting if, similarly, he has aclosefriendshipwith the solicitor who appears before him.
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That was perhaps not the basis for a veryclosefriendship.
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Relation ships range from extreme hostility toclosefriendship.
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I am sure that we can overcome them, because we have such aclosefriendshipand partnership.
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There is aclosefriendshipbetween them that cannot readily be achieved in larger industries or services.
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A number of us have enjoyed hisclosefriendship.
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Ourclosefriendship, deep interest and central responsibility will continue over the next 12 years and beyond.
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The relationship which we created on the board of aclosefriendshipenabled us to be totally frank and forthright.
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It was my privilege to enjoy hisclosefriendship.
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In addition to formerclosefriendshipthey also share an even more intimate bond through the godfather relations between their families.
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The two men shared a spiritual connection and established aclosefriendship.
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But, as the year's passed, the rivalry and bitterness gave way to a deep respect andclosefriendshipbetween the two.
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This partnership eventually lead towards theirclosefriendship.
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Theirclosefriendshipended only with his death.
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The two poets quickly developed aclosefriendship.
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