我 喜欢 和 朋友 出去 why is there a he(和) meaning 'and' here?

我 喜欢 和 朋友 出去
why is there a he(和) meaning ‘and’ here?

我 喜欢 和 朋友 出去。
I like to go out WITH (my) friend.

和 here means not AND but TOGETHER WITH.

和 he2 … MDBG Chinese-English Dictionary

You can also say:

我 喜欢 跟 朋友 出去。

跟 gen1 … MDBG Chinese-English Dictionary

跟 means FOLLOW or WITH

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