befriend

IPA(Pronunciation)

transitive dated

Japanese Meaning

友達になること、友達として付き合うこと / （古語）友として振る舞い、援助すること / 好意を寄せること、味方すること

She decided to befriend the new neighbor after realizing they shared a love of gardening.

彼女は園芸が共通の趣味だと知り、引っ越してきた新しい隣人と親しくなることにした。

Sense（1）

(transitive) To become a friend of, to make friends with.

Every little pine needle expanded and swelled with sympathy and befriended me.

Sense（2）

(transitive, dated) To act as a friend to, to assist.

Brother servants must always befriend one another.

Sense（3）

(transitive) To favor.

If it will please Caesar / To be so good to Caesar, as to hear me, / I shall beseech him to befriend himself.

befriends

（ present singular third-person ）

befriending

（ participle present ）

befriended

（ participle past ）

befriended

（ past ）