friendship

«friendship» in Mova's school dictionary: The relationship between friends: liking each other… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

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

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

• 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

• 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.
• Donkeys form strong friendships and can become very upset if their friend is taken away.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «friendship» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.