Iran desires to befriend the world.
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Befriend
//bɪˈfɹɛnd//
Synonyms for "befriend" (50 found)
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7 translations across 5 languages.
German
1 entries- sich jemandes annehmen verb (to act as a friend to)
Hungarian
1 entries- barátként viselkedik/bánik verb (to act as a friend to)
Māori
1 entries- takahoa verb (to act as a friend to)
Polish
2 entries- pomagać sobie verb (to act as a friend to)
- pomóc sobie verb (to act as a friend to)
Serbo-Croatian
2 entries- prijateljevati verb (to act as a friend to)
- пријатељевати verb (to act as a friend to)
Sample sentences
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Apparently, having too few foes, the Americans like to provoke the enemies of their enemies rather than befriend them.
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Sami tried to befriend Layla.
Source: tatoeba (6532582)
You must befriend the bacteria that live in your gut.
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