befriend
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be·friend
(bĭ-frĕnd′)tr.v. be·friend·ed, be·friend·ing, be·friends
To behave as a friend to.
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befriend
(bɪˈfrɛnd)vb
(tr) to be a friend to; assist; favour
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be•friend
(bɪˈfrɛnd)v.t.
to act as a friend to; help.
[1550–60]
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befriend
Past participle: befriended
Gerund: befriending
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Verb | 1. | befriend - become friends with; "John and Eric soon became friends"; "Have you made friends yet in your new environment?" |
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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.
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Translations
يُصادِقُ، يَمُدُّ يَدَ العَوْن
přátelit se
sõbrunema
pártol
vingast viî
globoti
draudzīgi izturēties
arkadaş olmakdost olmak
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befriend
[bɪˈfrɛnd] vt (= make friends with) → se lier d'amitié avecHe was befriended by an elderly lady
BUT Une dame âgée l'a pris sous son aile.
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befriend
vt (= help) → sich annehmen (+gen); (= be friend to) → Umgang pflegen mit; she seems to have befriended them → sie scheint sich mit ihnen angefreundet zu haben
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befriend
(biˈfrend) verb to take as a friend. The old man befriended her when she was lonely.
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