Collocations for friend - noun

best, bosom, close, dear, good, great, intimate, real, special
Her best friend at school was called Anna. | I''m inviting only my closest friends to the party.

faithful, loyal, true | lifelong, long-standing, old
It was so relaxing to be among old friends.

female, male, woman
He was last seen leaving a restaurant with a female friend.

fair-weather
People he had trusted turned out to be only fair-weather friends (= stopped being his friends when he was in trouble).

mutual
We met each other through a mutual friend.

family, personal | childhood, school
Do you keep in touch with any school friends?

become
They became friends after meeting on holiday.

remain, stay
We stayed friends even after we grew up and left home.

find, make
He finds it difficult to make friends. | She''s made friends with the little girl who lives next door.

win
He won''t win any friends if he carries on talking like that.

have
She doesn''t have many good friends.

a circle of friends
He introduced me to his circle of friends.

a friend of mine, yours, etc.
I was given this necklace by a good friend of mine.