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befriend

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be·friend  (b-frnd)
tr.v. be·friend·ed, be·friend·ing, be·friends
To behave as a friend to.

befriend
Verb
to become a friend to
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Verb1.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

befriend
Translations
befriend [bɪˈfrɛnd] vtofrecer amistad a

befriend [bɪˈfrɛnd] vtvenir en aide à; traiter en ami

befriend [bɪˈfrɛnd] vtsich annehmen +gen

befriend [bɪˈfrɛnd] vtassistere; mostrarsi amico a

befriend
v befriend [biˈfrend]
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) (s)přátelit se være ven med sich annehmen γίνομαι φίλος με κπ. ofrecer amistad, amparar sõbraks saama, sõbrunema دوستانه رفتار کردن؛ دوستی کردن ruveta jonkun ystäväksi traiter en ami(e) לְהִתיַדֵד दोस्ती करना sprijateljiti se pártol mengajak berteman vingast við da amico trattare ~の味方になる 친구가 되다 globoti draudzīgi izturēties menjadi kawan een vriend zijn voor være venn med zaprzyjaźnić się acarinhar a se purta prieteneşte дружески относиться spriateliť sa spoprijateljiti se s kom sprijateljiti se hjälpa, gynna ผูกมิตร arkadaş olmak, dost olmak 以友相待 ставитися по-дружньому دوست بنانا đối xử tốt như bạn


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Theseus departs having promised to aid and befriend him.
He threatened him with the entire loss of his favour, if he ever heard such another word from his mouth; for, he said, he would never support or befriend a reprobate.
It was her last farewell word to the old man who had done his best-- thank God, always done his best--to befriend her.
 
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