friend of ours

Definition

Definition of friend of ours - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

social circlemutual friend within a group or community

We invited a friend of ours to the party.

acquaintance

ally

companion

crime

Rare

Slang

Mafia member from another area, not a rival

Rare

Slang

He's a friend of ours from New York.

associate

colleague

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Expressions with friend

all-weather friend

friend who supports you in all situations

She proved to be an all-weather friend during my tough times.

fair-weather friend

person who acts like a friend only when things are good

He turned out to be just a fair-weather friend.

false friend

person pretending to be a friend but not trustworthy

He realized she was a false friend after the betrayal.

feathered friend

bird often used affectionately

I love watching my feathered friend at the bird feeder.

friend of a friend

someone you know through another person

I met him at a party through a friend of a friend.

man's best friend

affectionate term for a dog

Dogs are often called man's best friend for their loyalty.

Examples of friend of ours in a sentence

We met a friend of ours at the concert.
We met a friend of ours from Chicago at the meeting.
A friend of ours helped us with the arrangements in Boston.

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French:ami commun, ami à nous, ...
German:Freund von uns, Mafiafreund, ...
Italian:amico comune, amico nostro, ...
Spanish:amigo nuestro, contacto de la Mafia, ...
Portuguese:amigo nosso, associado, ...
Chinese:熟人, 我们的朋友, ...
Japanese:仲間の友人, 仲間, ...
Arabic:صَدِيق لَنَا, صَدِيق لَنَا مِن الْمَافِيَا, ...
Hebrew:חָבֵר שֶׁלָּנוּ, ...
Russian:общий друг, наш друг, ...
Ukrainian:спільний друг, наш друг, ...
Hindi:हमारा एक दोस्त, हमारा मित्र, ...
Bengali:আমাদের এক বন্ধু, আমাদের বন্ধু, ...
Catalan:amic nostre, company de la màfia, ...
Czech:náš přítel, spřátelený člen mafie, ...
Danish:ven, ven af os, ...
Dutch:vriend van ons, maffiavriend, ...
Greek:κοινός φίλος, φίλος μας, ...
Hungarian:közös barát, másik körzetből való szövetséges maffiatag, ...
Khmer:មិត្តភក្តិរបស់យើងម្នាក់, សមាជិកម៉ាហ្វៀមកពីតំបន់ផ្សេង ដែលមិនមែនជាគូប្រជែង, ...
Korean:우리의 친구, ...
Persian:دوست مشترک, هم‌پیمان, ...
Polish:nasz znajomy, członek mafii, ...
Portuguese (BR):amigo nosso, ...
Romanian:prieten de-al nostru, membru al mafiei, ...
Swedish:vän till oss, ...
Thai:เพื่อนของเรา, ...
Turkish:bizden bir arkadaş, bizden biri, ...
Vietnamese:bạn chung, người bạn của chúng tôi, ...

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