befriend

be·friend

 (bĭ-frĕnd′)

tr.v. be·friend·ed, be·friend·ing, be·friends

To behave as a friend to.

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befriend

(bɪˈfrɛnd)

vb

(tr) to be a friend to; assist; favour

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be•friend

(bɪˈfrɛnd)

v.t.

to act as a friend to; help.

[1550–60]

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befriend

Past participle: befriended
Gerund: befriending

Imperative

befriend

befriend

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Thesaurus

Verb

1.

befriend - become friends with; "John and Eric soon became friends"; "Have you made friends yet in your new environment?" bind, bond, attach, tie - create social or emotional ties; "The grandparents want to bond with the child" chum up, pal, pal up - become friends; act friendly towards

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befriend

verb make friends with, back, help, support, benefit, aid, encourage, welcome, favour, advise, sustain, assist, stand by, uphold, side with, patronize, succour It's about an elderly woman and a young nurse who befriends her.

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Translations

يُصادِقُ، يَمُدُّ يَدَ العَوْن

přátelit se

sõbrunema

copinertraiter en ami

pártol

vingast viî

aiutare

globoti

draudzīgi izturēties

være venn med

arkadaş olmakdost olmak

以友相待

befriend

[bɪˈfrend] VT → entablar amistad con, hacerse amigo de

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befriend

[bɪˈfrɛnd] vt (= make friends with) → se lier d'amitié avec
He was befriended by an elderly lady
BUT Une dame âgée l'a pris sous son aile.

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befriend

vt (= help) → sich annehmen (+gen); (= be friend to) → Umgang pflegen mit; she seems to have befriended them → sie scheint sich mit ihnen angefreundet zu haben

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befriend

[bɪˈfrɛnd] vt → mostrare amicizia a

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

befriend

(biˈfrend) verb

to take as a friend. The old man befriended her when she was lonely. vriendskap betoon, tot vriend wees يُصادِقُ، يَمُدُّ يَدَ العَوْن сприятелявам (се) fazer amizade (s)přátelit se sich annehmen være ven med γίνομαι φίλος με κπ. ofrecer amistad, amparar sõbraks saama, sõbrunema دوستانه رفتار کردن؛ دوستی کردن ystävystyä traiter en ami לְהִתיַדֵד दोस्ती करना sprijateljiti se pártol mengajak berteman vingast við trattare da amico ～の味方になる ...의 친구가 되다 globoti draudzīgi izturēties menjadi kawan een vriend zijn voor være venn medzaprzyjaźnić się acarinhar a se purta prieteneşte дружески относиться spriateliť sa spoprijateljiti se s kom sprijateljiti se hjälpa, gynna ผูกมิตร arkadaş olmak, dost olmak 待…如友 ставитися по-дружньому دوست بنانا đối xử tốt như bạn 以友相待

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