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befriend

[bih-frend]

verb (used with object)

  1. to make friends or become friendly with; act as a friend to; help; aid.

    to befriend the lonely and the disregarded.

    Synonyms: , , , , , ,


befriend

/ ɪˈڰɛԻ /

verb

  1. (tr) to be a friend to; assist; favour

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • unbefriended adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of befriend1

First recorded in 1550–60; be- + friend
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And when it does, we can expect AI to become lifelong companion systems we depend on, befriend, and love, a prediction based on the AI affinity Birch says we are already seeing in certain subcultures.

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"There was a grooming pattern of trying to befriend people, he didn't portray himself as a teacher. he portrayed himself as a friend," Jane said.

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He used apps including Whizz, Snapchat and Instagram to befriend and exploit victims, blackmailing them into providing him with explicit images.

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Directed by Dean DuBlois, it tells the story of how a human and dragon befriend each other, breaking generations of conflict between dragons and Vikings on the fictional isle of Berk.

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He admired the Americans’ battle for independence, befriended George Washington, and came to command Continental troops at the decisive battle of Yorktown.

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