Definitions for Befriend
bɪˈfrɛndbe·friend

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. befriendverb

   become friends with

   "John and Eric soon became friends"; "Have you made friends yet in your new environment?"

WiktionaryRate this definition:4.0 / 1 vote

1. befriendverb

   To make a friend of

2. befriendverb

   To act as a friend to

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. To Befriendverb

   To favour; to be kind to; to countenance; to shew friendship to; to benefit.

   Etymology: from be and friend.

   If it will please Cæsar
   To be so good to Cæsar, as to hear me,
   I shall beseech him to befriend himself. William Shakespeare, J. Cæsar.

   Now if your plots be ripe, you are befriended
   With opportunity. John Denham, Sophy.

   See them embarked,
   And tell me if the winds and seas befriend them. Addison.

   Be thou the first true merit to befriend;
   His praise is lost, who stays till all commend. Alexander Pope.

   Brother-servants must always befriend one another. Jonathan Swift.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. befriend

   To befriend means to establish a friendly relationship with someone or become a friend to someone. It involves acting in a supportive, encouraging, or amicable way towards the individual, creating an atmosphere of mutual trust, respect, and companionship.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:3.7 / 3 votes

1. Befriendverb

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

Chambers 20th Century DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Befriend

   be-frend′, v.t. to act as a friend to: to favour.

Matched Categories

1. • Bond

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How to pronounce Befriend?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Befriend in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Befriend in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Befriend in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of Befriend in a Sentence

1. Wendy Walsh:

   From an evolutionary standpoint, it makes sense that women are wary of being touched by strangers, women have evolved mechanisms to be choosy about whom they mate with and to fear rape by a stranger. However, touch by friends is both relational -- women tend to befriend as a buffer against stress -- and pleasurable. Touch gives a nice boost of dopamine, the 'feel-good' hormone.

2. Alexander Pope:

   Be thou the first true merit to befriend, his praise is lost who stays till all commend.

3. Sophocles:

   The good befriend themselves.

4. TLHAKA TLHANKANE:

   Most people live sad lives because they have they have succeeded in designing and perfecting a path to sorrow thinking they are building a road to happiness. I will be happy if I befriend or even marry this rich fool, if I buy this worthless tool, if I sit on this corrupted stool, if I drown and kill myself in a debt pool, if I wear this dirty wool, if I ride on this dangerous bull.

5. Cassia County Sheriff Jay Heward:

   People should keep their doors locked and not let strangers inside their homes, dont pick up anyone when you are driving or befriend anyone.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Befriend
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Befriend
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Befriend
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
5. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Befriend
6. ^ Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
   https://www.gutenberg.org/files/37683/37683-h/37683-h.htm#:~:text=Befriend
7. ^ Usage in printed sources
   https://books.google.com/ngrams/graph?content=Befriend