befriend

[Be*friendĀ·]

There are many ways to make someone your friend. You can offer assistance with a project, or provide comfort at a time of loss. Perhaps the easiest way to befriend someone, however, is just to smile and say "hi."

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To act as a friend to; to favor; to aid, benefit, or countenance.

Verb
become friends with; "John and Eric soon became friends"; "Have you made friends yet in your new environment?"


v. t.
To act as a friend to; to favor; to aid, benefit, or countenance.


Befriend

Be*friend" , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Befriended; p. pr. & vb. n. Befriending.] To act as a friend to; to favor; to aid, benefit, or countenance.
By the darkness befriended.

To act as a friend to; to favor; to aid, benefit, or countenance.

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Usage Examples

It is easy enough to be friendly to one's friends. But to befriend the one who regards himself as your enemy is the quintessence of true religion. The other is mere business.

Misspelled Form

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Other Usage Examples

We must reach out our hand in friendship and dignity both to those who would befriend us and those who would be our enemy.

It's probably a bit of a power trip when you befriend somebody enough that they trust you to tell you things.

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