befriend
verb (used with object)
have befriended
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present perfectof befriend.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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He stresses that the members of r/Kanye are a truly eclectic bunch—chess players, visual artists, programmers, and teenage musicians, all of whom have befriended one another and even come to collaborate on projects.
From Slate ● Dec. 6, 2022
Ms. Moore happened to have befriended several women who were white and middle class, and had a phone number for an abortion fund in Madison.
From New York Times ● May 13, 2022
He knows he might never have befriended some of these folks if it weren’t for this connection.
From Seattle Times ● Nov. 24, 2021
Though never without becoming aware of precisely whom they have befriended.
From The Guardian ● Apr. 22, 2017
But if she had heeded Aunt Rose’s ominous predictions about the dangers of the dead, then Ophie would not have befriended Clara.
From "Ophie's Ghosts" by Justina Ireland
