friended
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of friended
First recorded in 1350–1400, friended is from the Middle English word frended. See friend, -ed 2
Example Sentences
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Just before Christmas 2022, someone purporting to be a San Diego woman named Viktoria Zara friended Kevin on Facebook.
From Salon ● Jun. 26, 2025
“Facebook would always tell me, oh, you should be friends with Steve Badger, but I never friended him because I thought he was so mad at me about our awkward breakup,” Calkins said.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 4, 2021
Six years later, in July 2007, with camp and about two dozen mutual friends in common, she friended him on Facebook before they each headed off to college.
From New York Times ● Feb. 5, 2021
"There's been many people that have been described as having hung around him, socialized with him, friended him. We have Prince Andrew, I mean, the heir to the throne of England."
From Fox News ● Nov. 22, 2019
“I’ve seen it. You friended me. And JP’s got one too.”
From "Winger" by Andrew Smith
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