closest friend

collocation in English

meaningsofcloseandfriend

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close
adjective
uk
/kləʊs/us
/kloʊs/
having direct family connections or shared beliefs, support, ...
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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 ofcloseandfriendfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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This study examines one facet of autonomy development: an adolescents' ability to maintain and successfully advocate for their own viewpoint in a dyadic discussion with theirclosestfriend.
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Myclosestfriendis a judge—perhaps it is one of my life's disbenefits.
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Three-and-a-half years' ago myclosestfriendfound a lump in her left breast.
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It is sad that a country which is thought to be ourclosestfriendcould not inform us.
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I still love her, and she's myclosestfriendtoday.
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She ends up being hisclosestfriendin the colony.
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She is usually accompanied by herclosestfriend, the rideable spot-billed duck.
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He was myclosestfriendfor twenty-five years before he died of pancreatic cancer.
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He lives with his brother and sister-in-law, who is also hisclosestfriend.
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He was a loyal and ourclosestfriend, he will never be forgotten, nor will he be replaced.
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She was the duchess'sclosestfriend, and the historically-interesting diary of the duchess, which were written in form of a correspondence between them, survives.
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When she was seven years old, a disease struck her village, and most of the villagers died, including herclosestfriendwho was pregnant with a child.
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