Befriending a cat requires respecting its boundaries.
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Befriending
Synonyms for "befriending" (18 found)
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Closest matches (4)
Noun(4 words)
Strong matches (5)
Noun(5 words)
build friendshipscultivate tiesfoster tiesfriendship formationmake friends
Related words (9)
Noun(9 words)
make friends withmaking friendsparticipant rapportpursue alliancesrapport buildingsocial bondingsocial outreachsocial supportwin over
Related word relations
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More general
10 entriescommunity servicegroup dynamicsinterpersonal interactionqualitative methodresearch methodsocial behaviorsocial interactionsocial processsocial programsocial strategy
More specific
12 entriescorporate befriendingfieldwork befriendingformal befriendingfriendmakinggroup bondingparticipant rapport befriendingpeer befriendingpolitical befriendingprofessional befriendingteam integrationtherapeutic befriendingvolunteer befriending
Collocations
9 entriesbefriending attemptbefriending behaviorbefriending processbefriending programbefriending relationshipinterpersonal befriendingpeer befriendingtherapeutic befriendingvolunteer befriending
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
2 entriesSample sentences
3 total sentences available.
Released in early September, the documentary tells the tender story of Foster befriending a small octopus in the icy Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Cape Town.
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Tom defected to the monster horde after befriending an orc.
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