befriend
Example Sentences
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He befriends Mr. Durand, who owns the station with his partner, Emma, a British researcher, and makes it his mission to keep their station going and the forest around it intact.
Imagine a 21st century take on Margaret Mead befriending Samoans, only with cozy knit sweaters and a dash of animation.
From Los Angeles Times
After befriending one of Smith's managers Ellis made a request: "Can you get me five minutes with Will, but just me and him? I don't want the cameras."
From BBC
An Army captain, he first befriended the late Hugo Chávez on a baseball team during their days in the military academy.
He studied at the University of Kansas and eventually became a drama critic in St. Louis, where he befriended Tennessee Williams.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
