friend

P8712
predicate

Indicates a mutual, typically positive social relationship of companionship, trust, or support between two entities.

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All labels observed (16)

Label Occurrences
friendOf 2,446
hasFriend 1,932
friend canonical 1,329

Description generation (PDg)

The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the predicate name and this instruction.

Instruction
Given a predicate that represents a relationship or action between entities, generate a one-sentence description explaining its meaning.  
# Instructions
Focus on describing the relationship, not the entities themselves. 
# Response Format
Begin the description with \' Indicates...\'
Input
Predicate: friend
Generated description
Indicates a mutual, typically positive social relationship of companionship, trust, or support between two entities.

Sample triples (7,943)

Subject Object
Toby Ziegler Sam Seaborn via predicate surface "hasFriend" ⓘ
Henry Morgenthau Jr. President Franklin D. Roosevelt via predicate surface "closeFriend" ⓘ
surface form: Franklin D. Roosevelt
Othello (character)
surface form: Othello
Iago via predicate surface "friendAndEnsign" ⓘ
Cassio (character)
surface form: Cassio
Othello (character) via predicate surface "friendOf" ⓘ
surface form: Othello
Percy Bysshe Shelley Lord Byron ⓘ
Percy Bysshe Shelley Leigh Hunt ⓘ
Manolin Santiago via predicate surface "friendOf" ⓘ
Bronson Alcott Ralph Waldo Emerson via predicate surface "closeFriend" ⓘ
The Scarecrow Glinda the Good Witch via predicate surface "friendOf" ⓘ
Gimli Legolas ⓘ
Gimli Aragorn ⓘ
Mr. Bingley – Crispin Bonham-Carter Fitzwilliam Darcy via predicate surface "friendOf" ⓘ
John Luther Justin Ripley via predicate surface "hasFriend" ⓘ
Eva St. Clare Uncle Tom via predicate surface "hasFriend" ⓘ
Eva St. Clare Topsy via predicate surface "hasFriend" ⓘ
Savannah Jackson Bernadine Harris via predicate surface "closeFriendOf" ⓘ
Savannah Jackson Gloria Matthews via predicate surface "closeFriendOf" ⓘ
Savannah Jackson Robin Stokes via predicate surface "closeFriendOf" ⓘ
Legolas Gimli ⓘ
Legolas Aragorn ⓘ
Desdemona (character)
surface form: Desdemona
Emilia (Othello character) ⓘ
surface form: Emilia
John Tate in Halloween H20: 20 Years Later
surface form: John Tate
Molly Cartwell ⓘ
John Tate in Halloween H20: 20 Years Later
surface form: John Tate
Charlie Deveraux ⓘ
John Tate in Halloween H20: 20 Years Later
surface form: John Tate
Sarah Wainthrope ⓘ
Frodo Baggins Samwise Gamgee ⓘ
Frodo Baggins Merry Brandybuck ⓘ
surface form: Meriadoc Brandybuck
Frodo Baggins Peregrin Took ⓘ
Frodo Baggins Gandalf ⓘ
Bridget Jones Shazzer via predicate surface "hasFriend" ⓘ
surface form: Sharon ‘Shazzer’
Bridget Jones Jude via predicate surface "hasFriend" ⓘ
Bridget Jones Tom via predicate surface "hasFriend" ⓘ
Roxy Morton Gary Unwin ⓘ
surface form: Gary Eggsy Unwin
Fitzwilliam Darcy Mr. Bingley ⓘ
surface form: Charles Bingley
Horatius Maecenas via predicate surface "closeFriend" ⓘ
surface form: Gaius Maecenas
Daniel Kottke Steve Jobs via predicate surface "friendOf" ⓘ
Patroclus Achilles via predicate surface "friendOf" ⓘ
Samwise Gamgee Frodo Baggins ⓘ
Samwise Gamgee Merry Brandybuck ⓘ
surface form: Meriadoc Brandybuck
Samwise Gamgee Peregrin Took ⓘ
Samwise Gamgee Gandalf ⓘ
Lemon Breeland AnnaBeth Nass via predicate surface "closeFriend" ⓘ
Lemon Breeland Lavon Hayes via predicate surface "closeFriend" ⓘ
Harry Bright Donna Sheridan via predicate surface "closeFriendOf" ⓘ
Bonnie Swanson Lois Griffin ⓘ
Bonnie Swanson Peter Griffin ⓘ
Bonnie Swanson Cleveland Brown ⓘ
Bonnie Swanson Glenn Quagmire ⓘ
Barney Rubble Fred Flintstone ⓘ
Edward Burne-Jones William Morris via predicate surface "closeFriend" ⓘ
Rick Dalton Cliff Booth via predicate surface "closeFriend" ⓘ