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befriend

verb
verb
BrE BrE//bɪˈfrend//
; NAmE NAmE//bɪˈfrend//
Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they befriend
BrE BrE//bɪˈfrend//
; NAmE NAmE//bɪˈfrend//
 he / she / it befriends
BrE BrE//bɪˈfrendz//
; NAmE NAmE//bɪˈfrendz//
 past simple befriended
BrE BrE//bɪˈfrendɪd//
; NAmE NAmE//bɪˈfrendɪd//
 past participle befriended
BrE BrE//bɪˈfrendɪd//
; NAmE NAmE//bɪˈfrendɪd//
 -ing form befriending
BrE BrE//bɪˈfrendɪŋ//
; NAmE NAmE//bɪˈfrendɪŋ//
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[usually passive] befriend somebody to become a friend of somebody, especially somebody who needs your help Shortly after my arrival at the school, I was befriended by an older girl. See related entries: Friends
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