friendship
part of speech
noun (a friendship, friendships; friendship — uncountable for the idea)
meaning for a pupil
1) The relationship between friends: liking each other, trusting each other, and enjoying time together. tree →
2) The feeling of being friendly and kind to someone. tree →
sense in the lessons
Interpretation: Proverbs advises being careful about whom you befriend, since friends shape your character. In the primary lessons: In personal and social education, friendship means being kind, sharing, listening, keeping promises and saying sorry. Good friendships are fair; true friends do not make you feel bad or pressure you into unsafe things. Friendships can change, and you can make new friends. In stories, friendship is often a big theme, like Charlotte and Wilbur in "Charlotte's Web". Phrases: "a close friendship", "make a friendship", "friendship bracelet", "start/end a friendship", "friendship group".
examples
- Make no friendship with a man that is given to anger; and with a wrathful man thou shalt not go; (Writings PRO.22.24, JPS 1917) tree →
- Their friendship began on the first day of school. tree →
- We made friendship bracelets for each other. tree →
- A good friendship needs trust and kindness. tree →
- The story is about the friendship between a boy and a dragon. tree →
- Sharing your snack is a sign of friendship. tree →
- Our friendship grew stronger after we worked together. tree →
- Sometimes friendships change, and that's okay. tree →
- The two countries signed a treaty of friendship. tree →
- Misfortune is the test of true friendship. tree →
note
Spelling: friend + ship (the "i before e" in friend: f-r-i-e-n-d). The ending -ship means a state or relationship, as in membership, partnership, leadership. Countable for a particular relationship ("two friendships"), uncountable for the idea ("friendship matters").
In the corpora
- Make no friendship with a man that is given to anger; and with a wrathful man thou shalt not go;
- Date night is when a couple goes out together, just the two of them, which keeps their friendship strong.
- In November 2019 Prince Andrew stepped back from public duties after a BBC interview about his friendship with a man convicted of serious crimes.
- Banded mongooses pick ticks off warthogs lying down; a friendship where both sides gain is called mutualism.
- In real life that is a hunt, not a friendship, and both animals are only doing what keeps them alive.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «friendship» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.