How many do you truly have?

friend

noun:

1 a : one attached to another by affection or esteem b : ACQUAINTANCE
2 a : one that is not hostile b : one that is of the same nation, party, or group
3 : one that favors or promotes something (as a charity)
4 : a favored companion
5 capitalized : a member of a Christian sect that stresses Inner Light, rejects sacraments and an ordained ministry, and opposes war -- called also Quaker


transitive verb:

to act as the friend of : BEFRIEND



my favorite is #1b, b/c everyone I've ever met is now my friend...however entertaining 2a, 2b, and 5 are I believed 4 to be the most true as per connotative meanings go.