as in to friend
to become a friend to (someone)
He befriended the new student.
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Their friends are scattered to the winds, in cities all over the world—a byproduct of growing up on film sets and befriending other actors and crew members.
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Zing Tsjeng, Vogue, 11 Apr. 2025
Staying long after the funeral, the seemingly benign Jérémie begins to casually insinuate himself into his mentor’s family, including his kind-hearted widow (Catherine Frot) and venomously angry son (Jean-Baptiste Durand), while befriending an oddly cheerful local priest (Jacques Develay).
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 21 Mar. 2025
In the novel and subsequent film adaptation, Sue initially joins in bullying Carrie but later decides to try to befriend her.
—Joe Otterson, Variety, 9 Apr. 2025
As a former youth travel soccer coach in the Sylmar neighborhood who worked with different age divisions, Garcia-Aquino befriended a family to allow their 16-year-old son to stay at his home in Palmdale, Luna said.
—Saleen Martin, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2025
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Zing Tsjeng, Vogue, 11 Apr. 2025
Staying long after the funeral, the seemingly benign Jérémie begins to casually insinuate himself into his mentor’s family, including his kind-hearted widow (Catherine Frot) and venomously angry son (Jean-Baptiste Durand), while befriending an oddly cheerful local priest (Jacques Develay).
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 21 Mar. 2025
In the novel and subsequent film adaptation, Sue initially joins in bullying Carrie but later decides to try to befriend her.
—Joe Otterson, Variety, 9 Apr. 2025
As a former youth travel soccer coach in the Sylmar neighborhood who worked with different age divisions, Garcia-Aquino befriended a family to allow their 16-year-old son to stay at his home in Palmdale, Luna said.
—Saleen Martin, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2025
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“Befriend.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/befriend. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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