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noun ADJ. beautiful, close, intimate, deep, firm, great, warm Their quarrel meant the end of a beautiful friendship. They formed a close friendship at university. | innocent Their affair had started out as an innocent friendship. | eternal, lasting, lifelong, long, long-standing They made vows of eternal friendship to each other. It was a period of her life when she made some lifelong friendships. VERB + FRIENDSHIP develop, establish, form, make, start up, strike up He finds it difficult to make lasting friendships. Jo struck up a friendship with a girl on her course. | cement We cemented our friendship with a meal and a few drinks. | cultivate He's keen on cultivating his friendship with the Edwards family. | promote The aim of the culture festival is to promote friendship between the two countries. | renew It will be a pleasure to renew our friendship. | destroy, spoil, wreck How can you let such a silly incident wreck your friendship? | betray He betrayed our friendship by revealing my secret to his cousin. FRIENDSHIP + VERB develop Friendships need time to develop. PREP. ~ between He was jealous of the friendship between his wife and daughters. | ~ with Her mother did not approve of her friendship with Ahmed. PHRASES bonds/ties of friendship The ties of friendship between us will never be broken. | the hand of friendship The president extended the hand of friendship towards the country's former enemy. | a gesture of friendship In a gesture of friendship, the president invited his former enemies to a reception. | an offer of friendship She offended them by turning down their offer of friendship. | a spirit of friendship We hope the spirit of friendship and cooperation between our countries will remain strong. | a token of your friendship Please accept this gift as a token of our friendship.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
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friendship
verbs
start a friendship
• Their friendship started after they met at a conference.
strike up a friendship
• He and Matthew struck up a friendship.
form a friendship
• The two girls soon formed a friendship.
a friendship develops
• Friendship often develops on the basis of shared interests.
renew a friendship
(= become friends again )
• They renewed their friendship after the war.
destroy/spoil a friendship
• Their friendship was spoilt after a fierce argument.
adjectives
a close friendship
• Ron had formed a close relationship with Andrea.
a firm friendship
(= one that is strong and not likely to change )
• I established a firm friendship with Terence.
a lasting friendship
• This began a lasting friendship between the two women.
a long-standing friendship
(= one that has existed for a long time )
• There is a long-standing friendship between the two countries.
a lifelong friendship
• The two men formed a lifelong friendship.
phrases
bonds/ties of friendship
(= things that connect friends )
• They were united by deep bonds of friendship.
a gesture of friendship
(= an action which shows that someone is a friend )
• He invited us to his house as a gesture of friendship.
an offer of friendship
• He turned down the King's offer of friendship.
offer/extend the hand of friendship
(= officially say that you want a friendly relationship )
• France extended the hand of friendship, but it was rejected.
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