Of course, I immediately remember the line of the unforgettable Alexander Sergeevich: "Onegin, my good friend." Consider the meaning of the noun "friend". This is our subject of study today.
Meaning
Wise travelers, when going on a journey, always carefully pack their backpack, you never know what can be useful on a journey. We do the same. True, our set is limited only to dictionaries. Because our journey is exclusively mental, virtual. However, let's open the dictionary and find out that the meanings of the object of study are as follows:
- A close and friendly acquaintance.
- Familiar address to a stranger.
Remember the first value of the analyzed definition. We will need this later to understand the difference between it and the noun "friend". Of course, one could look again into the explanatory dictionary for the same purposes, but this move will not bring us happiness, since the dictionary gives a rather vague comment on this: “A friend is a person who is connected with someone by friendship.” Such information is unlikely to make our lives easier. But in anyin the end, everything will become clear.
Synonyms
Comprehension of the meaning of a word almost always consists of two steps: firstly, the understanding of the meaning, and secondly, the assimilation of similar words. We will not deviate from the proven scheme this time either. So, the list of synonyms is as follows:
- acquaintance;
- friend;
- sidekick;
- corefan;
- old.
The list is a little strange, because any person who has not even dived into linguistic depths and analyzed linguistic delights knows: a friend is not a friend. Yes that's right. But language, on the one hand, is education plus or minus objective, and on the other, deeply subjective. A friend, as a concept, can be extremely broad, or it can be narrow. It depends on who the person is talking to. To an outsider, everyone you say hello to in any given situation is your friend. When the person himself divides people into groups, the alignment may be different. However, we need examples to clarify.
Hat acquaintance
The dictionary says that a phraseological unit means not a close acquaintance. The answer is simple: in the century before last, we althy men wore hats that were customary to raise if they saw a friend. And there was a certain hierarchy. Friends raised their hats when they met, friends shook hands, relatives or close friends hugged.
And this means, in turn, that everything is not so simple. Friend and friend are not synonyms. By the way, for some reason, many phraseological units"cap acquaintance" causes difficulties in perception. This is probably because men's hats are now almost out of fashion.
An acquaintance is that person whom you see from time to time, but you don't really know anything about him, except for his name, of course. Usually we know a little better about a friend and a friend.
The difference between a friend or buddy
This question really shouldn't be difficult. Do you know why psychological consultations are flourishing in America, but people still cannot understand why psychologists are needed in our country? In America, almost every competitor, therefore, having blabbed something, a person cannot feel safe. But a psychologist or psychoanalyst will not give out secrets, otherwise he will lose his license. A Russian person in this sense does not formally approach the question, how are you, when you meet.
We do not hide the fact that we repeat the late M. N. Zadornov. But it's true: a friend is a close person with the function of a psychoanalyst or psychologist who can be trusted with their secrets. A buddy is someone with whom they usually spend time without diving into the personal.
It is gratifying to note that even the rapid Westernization of our way of life is not too reflected in this pair of concepts - "friend" and "buddy". True, there is only one problem: there is not enough time for friendship.
And there is also such a phrase as "old friend", about which a few words should also be said. It is actually similar in meaning to a friend, because the one whom we have known for a long time, albeit not very close, becomes for usmore than friendly acquaintances. Some might say that time means nothing. But habit is a great power, and it should not always be understood in a negative way.
We looked at the word "buddy". We hope there will be no more problems with its use.
