befriend
verb
be·friend
| \ bi-ˈfrend
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befriended;
befriending;
befriends
Definition of befriend
: to become or act as a friend to
befriended the new student
Examples of befriend in a Sentence
He befriended the new student.
Recent Examples on the Web
After he was drafted in 2013, his host family became the Garcias — Dubon had befriended one of Garcia’s sons. — John Shea, SFChronicle.com, "Mauricio Dubon makes Giants debut, hangs out with Brandon Crawford," 29 Aug. 2019 Lynott has also befriended a man who, as Lynott puts it, is trying to regrow Dominica from a farm in Syndicate, a town a few miles inland from Secret Bay. — Fortune, "Foraging for High-End Meals on Dominica, the Caribbean’s Best-Kept Secret," 25 Aug. 2019 The latter is more than just a compatriot, however, having befriended the Juventus man during his tenure as the Croatian national team manager. — SI.com, "Mario Mandzukic Favouring Bayern Return as Bundesliga Rivals Look to Sweep in," 15 Aug. 2019 On the second floor of the intensive care unit, Minnie has befriended other families who have been struck by the tragedy. — Dallas News, "Man's family says he was shot after trying to fight back against El Paso shooter with soda bottles," 7 Aug. 2019 One such victim, former Vanity Fair photo editor Rachel DeLoache Williams, had befriended Anna Delvey (a.k.a. — David Canfield, EW.com, "The millennial scammer is alive and well in these fascinating new books," 24 July 2019 Meanwhile, Nicholas's wife, Czarina Alexandra, had befriended a Russian mystic named Grigori Rasputin. — Heather Finn, Good Housekeeping, "The Romanov Family: The True Story Behind Netflix’s New Miniseries, 'The Last Czars'," 3 July 2019 Previously haughty locals have befriended the cheerful police manning the cordons around Queen Elizabeth Gardens and Zizzi's restaurant. — Francesca Ebel, Fox News, "A journalist sees her worlds collide in nerve agent attack," 9 Aug. 2018 Park will play Mindy Chen, an au pair in her twenties besotted with Paris, who befriends Emily and tries to convince the less-enamored girl that Parisian life is parfait! — Ruth Kinane, EW.com, "Mean Girls musical alum Ashley Park joins Lily Collins in Darren Star's Emily In Paris series," 13 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'befriend.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for befriend
befriend
verb
English Language Learners Definition of befriend
: to become a friend to (someone)
See the full definition for befriend in the English Language Learners Dictionary
befriend
verb
be·friend
| \ bi-ˈfrend
\
\
befriended;
befriending
Kids Definition of befriend
: to act as a friend to
We befriended the new student.
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