Befriend

Etymology
From.

Pronunciation

 * /bīfrĕnd/
 * [biːˈfɹɛnd]

Verb

 * 1) To make a friend of
 * 2) To act as a friend to

Related terms

 * friend
 * friendly

Thesaurus
abet, aid, assist, avail, bail out, bear a hand, benefit, buddy up, comfort, do good, doctor, ease, favor, get acquainted, get chummy with, give a boost, give a hand, give a lift, give help, help, lend a hand, lend one aid, make friends with, play footsie with, proffer aid, protect, rally, reclaim, redeem, relieve, remedy, render assistance, rescue, restore, resuscitate, revive, save, scrape acquaintance with, set up, shake hands with, succor, take in tow, take up with, win friends

Translations

 * Bulgarian:
 * Dutch: bevriend raken
 * Estonian: sõbrunema
 * German: sich anfreuden mit
 * Japanese: 味方する (mikata suru)


 * Serbo-Croatian:
 * Cyrillic: (pf.),  (impf.)
 * Roman: (pf.),  (impf.)