befriend
[bih-frend]
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Origin of befriend
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Contemporary Examples
In 1950, Serna earned his Ph.D. from the University of Havana, where he had befriended a classmate named Fidel Castro.
One Depression-era family the Kallisons befriended was that of Walter Sachtleben.
Scott befriended Brooks, 18, a 2013 graduate of The Haverford School.
Tapsic befriended Triplett while the two were at Penn State.
They fought alongside them, healed them, and often befriended them.
The Jews Who Fought for Hitler: ‘We Did Not Help the Germans. We Had a Common Enemy’The Telegraph
March 10, 2014
Historical Examples
Stryker had befriended him indeed, had he permitted him to drown.
The Black BagLouis Joseph Vance
He was befriended by Florent, who taught him to read and write.
A Zola DictionaryJ. G. Patterson
The duel is between that son and the man who has befriended his mother.
The Lonely Way--Intermezzo--Countess MizzieArthur Schnitzler
Our banks have befriended the people, and never oppressed or injured them.
The Market-PlaceHarold Frederic
The same priest who befriended her father, extended his kindness to the daughter.
An Old Sailor's YarnsNathaniel Ames
befriend
- (tr) to be a friend to; assist; favour
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Word Origin and History for befriended
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