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befriend
[ bih-frend ]
/ bɪˈfrɛnd /
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verb (used with object)
to make friends or become friendly with; act as a friend to; help; aid: to befriend the lonely and the disregarded.
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OTHER WORDS FROM befriend
un·be·friend·ed, adjectiveWords nearby befriend
before the wind, beforetime, before you can say Jack Robinson, before you know it, befoul, befriend, befuddle, befuddled, beg, begad, began
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British Dictionary definitions for befriend
befriend
/ (bɪˈfrɛnd) /
verb
(tr) to be a friend to; assist; favour
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