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befriend
(redirected from befriends)

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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 [bɪˈfrɛnd]
vb
(tr) to be a friend to; assist; favour
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
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.
Translations
befriend [bɪˈfrend] VTentablar amistad con, hacerse amigo de

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.

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

befriend [bɪˈfrɛnd] vtmostrare amicizia 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 ystävystyä traiter en ami(e) 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 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 待…如友 ставитися по-дружньому دوست بنانا đối xử tốt như bạn


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