befriend
verb/bɪˈfrend/
/bɪˈfrend/
[usually passive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they befriend | /bɪˈfrend/ /bɪˈfrend/ |
| he / she / it befriends | /bɪˈfrendz/ /bɪˈfrendz/ |
| past simple befriended | /bɪˈfrendɪd/ /bɪˈfrendɪd/ |
| past participle befriended | /bɪˈfrendɪd/ /bɪˈfrendɪd/ |
| -ing form befriending | /bɪˈfrendɪŋ/ /bɪˈfrendɪŋ/ |
- befriend somebody to become a friend of somebody, especially somebody who needs your help
- Shortly after my arrival at the school, I was befriended by an older girl.
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