as in to friend
to become a friend to (someone)
He befriended the new student.
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Streaming Snafu Update: Hulu Apologizes for Technical Issues The dig’s project manager is a portly white guy who is well intentioned, if awkward, in trying to befriend the construction workers excavating the site.
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Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 4 Mar. 2025
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Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 4 Mar. 2025
The duo date the same man and both befriend a pregnant local artist, Willie (Janice Rule), who becomes the third woman.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 3 Mar. 2025
Parcell was locked in an ongoing custody battle with the child's father, whom Hughes had befriended.
—Julia Bonavita, Fox News, 1 Mar. 2025
Ashman was one of those people — befriending the two-time Oscar winner nearly 30 years ago after the two ended up sitting next to each other at a community arts meeting.
—Nathan Solis, Los Angeles Times, 4 Mar. 2025
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“Befriend.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/befriend. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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