Antonyms for befriend
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : bih-frend |
| Phonetic Transcription : bɪˈfrɛnd |
Definition of befriend
Origin :- 1550s, from be- + friend (q.v.). Related: Befriended; befriending.
- verb make social acquaintance; support
- We can convey the intelligence of your mischance to her: the porter will befriend you.
- Extract from : « Calderon The Courtier » by Edward Bulwer-Lytton
- If you have, don't expect me to befriend you when you get back to England.
- Extract from : « A Tale of Two Cities » by Charles Dickens
- "Then you won't find me slow to befriend you," said Mr. Dunbar.
- Extract from : « Henry Dunbar » by M. E. Braddon
- When I first knew her she was lonely and strange, and I tried to befriend her.
- Extract from : « The First Violin » by Jessie Fothergill
- Grown beyond her consoling, and knows that she cannot befriend him.
- Extract from : « Poems » by William D. Howells
- She is a worthy soul, or else I do not know one, and she will befriend you readily.
- Extract from : « The Shame of Motley » by Raphael Sabatini
- "Come with me this night, and whatever happen I 'll befriend you," said Mary.
- Extract from : « The Martins Of Cro' Martin, Vol. II (of II) » by Charles James Lever
- And who is there thus highly placed, and willing to befriend us.
- Extract from : « The O'Donoghue » by Charles James Lever
- I came to befriend you, and not to interchange words of angry meaning.
- Extract from : « The O'Donoghue » by Charles James Lever
- Tony, Tony, how can you speak so of one that wanted to befriend you?
- Extract from : « Tony Butler » by Charles James Lever
Synonyms for befriend
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