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Definition of befriend verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

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/
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  1. 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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