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Definition of befriend verb from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary

befriend

verb

NAmE//bɪˈfrɛnd//

[usually passive] befriend somebodyVerb Forms present simple I / you / we / they befriend

he / she / it befriends

past simple befriended

-ing form befriending

to become a friend of someone, especially someone who needs your help Shortly after my arrival at the school, I was befriended by an older girl.

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