befriend

Verb

Meaning

To act as a friend to; to favor; to aid, benefit, or countenance.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

second support back help supply protect aid join benefit promote favor attend defend encourage assist
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Antonyms

alienate attack battle shun avoid fight
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Hypernyms

bond tie bind attach

Hyponyms

pal pal up chum up

Related terms

friend friendly

Derivatives

befriended befriending

Examples

We must reach out our hand in friendship and dignity both to those who would befriend us and those who would be our enemy. Arthur Ashe

Her eyes the glow-worm lend thee, The shooting stars attend thee; And the elves also, Whose little eyes glow Like the sparks of fire, befriend thee. Robert Herrick (poet)

I came to declare that I am a friend to Arabs, at a time when it is not easy to be friend to Arabs, because nowadays those who have ambitions and interests would not befriend Arab. George Galloway

If you live on the river, befriend the crocodile. Hindi Proverb

A goose doesn't befriend a pig. Russian Proverb

Be a friend to thyself, and others will befriend thee. English Proverb

Close letter words and terms

befreckled befree befreeze befriendable befriender befriending