befriend

be·friend

B0160200 (bĭ-frĕnd′)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

be•friend

(bɪˈfrɛnd)

v.t. to act as a friend to; help. [1550–60]

befriend

Past participle: befriended
Gerund: befriending

Imperative
befriend
befriend

Present
I befriend
you befriend
he/she/it befriends
we befriend
you befriend
they befriend

Preterite
I befriended
you befriended
he/she/it befriended
we befriended
you befriended
they befriended

Present Continuous
I am befriending
you are befriending
he/she/it is befriending
we are befriending
you are befriending
they are befriending

Present Perfect
I have befriended
you have befriended
he/she/it has befriended
we have befriended
you have befriended
they have befriended

Past Continuous
I was befriending
you were befriending
he/she/it was befriending
we were befriending
you were befriending
they were befriending

Past Perfect
I had befriended
you had befriended
he/she/it had befriended
we had befriended
you had befriended
they had befriended

Future
I will befriend
you will befriend
he/she/it will befriend
we will befriend
you will befriend
they will befriend

Future Perfect
I will have befriended
you will have befriended
he/she/it will have befriended
we will have befriended
you will have befriended
they will have befriended

Future Continuous
I will be befriending
you will be befriending
he/she/it will be befriending
we will be befriending
you will be befriending
they will be befriending

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been befriending
you have been befriending
he/she/it has been befriending
we have been befriending
you have been befriending
they have been befriending

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been befriending
you will have been befriending
he/she/it will have been befriending
we will have been befriending
you will have been befriending
they will have been befriending

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been befriending
you had been befriending
he/she/it had been befriending
we had been befriending
you had been befriending
they had been befriending

Conditional
I would befriend
you would befriend
he/she/it would befriend
we would befriend
you would befriend
they would befriend

Past Conditional
I would have befriended
you would have befriended
he/she/it would have befriended
we would have befriended
you would have befriended
they would have befriended

Thesaurus

Verb

1.

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

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befriend

(biˈfrend) verb to take as a friend. The old man befriended her when she was lonely. 待…如友 以友相待