Befriend

/bɪˈfɹɛnd/

Synonyms for "befriend" (80 found)

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Closest matches (16)

abetaidassistavailbail outbear a handbenefitbuddy up
Verb(2 words)
become friends withbefriends

Strong matches (24)

Verb(9 words)
chummedcultivate allianceform friendshipfoster inclusionfraternisefraternizefraternizedfraternizesfriended
comfortdo gooddoctoreasefallfavorget acquaintedget chummy with

Related words (40)

give a boostgive a handgive a liftgive helphelplend a handlend one aidmake friends withplay footsie withproffer aidprotectrallyreclaimredeemrelieveremedyrender assistancerescuerestoreresuscitate
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revivesavescrape acquaintance withset upshake hands withsuccorsustaintake in towtake up withwin friends
Noun(3 words)
high energy bondmake friendspeer bond
Verb(7 words)
integrate into groupjoin by friendshipmake friends withsecure supportsidleweaken defenseswin favor

Related word relations

OpenGloss and ConceptNet supply richer edges like generalizations, collocations, and derivations.

5 relation types

More general

10 entries
attachbindbondfriendship formationgroup integrationrelationship buildingrelationship formationsocial influencesocial integrationtie

More specific

8 entries
befriending a colleaguebefriending a council memberbefriending a department headbefriending a donorbefriending a project teambefriending a roommatebefriending a sponsorbefriending a stranger

Collocations

6 entries
befriend a colleaguebefriend a strangerbefriend new neighborsbefriend online communitiesbefriend potential alliesbefriend rivals

Inflections

3 entries

Derivations

2 entries

Sample sentences

25 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Iran desires to befriend the world.

Source: tatoeba (3941645)

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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