Befriend is an English word with synonyms like bind or tie. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Befriend in a sentence
Related words
Befriend meaning
- To become a friend of, to make friends with.
- To act as a friend to, to assist.
- To favor.
Using Befriend
- The main meaning on this page is: To become a friend of, to make friends with. | To act as a friend to, to assist. | To favor.
- Useful related words include: bind, tie, attach, bond.
- In the example corpus, befriend often appears in combinations such as: to befriend, and befriend, befriend the.
Context around Befriend
- Average sentence length in these examples: 22.1 words
- Position in the sentence: 3 start, 12 middle, 5 end
- Sentence types: 19 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Befriend
- In this selection, "befriend" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 22.1 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, otto, either, players, two, fellow and gimli stand out and add context to how "befriend" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include accounts to befriend people online and and even befriend birds and. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "befriend" sits close to words such as abdulaziz, abortive and acacia, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with befriend
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The hikers tried to befriend the dog, who was injured and scared. (12 words)
After his release, he went on to befriend vulnerable women, assaulting at least one. (14 words)
An adorable K-9 named Otto befriend a polar beer at an Ohio Zoo last week. (16 words)
The Cottage Living DLC introduces the best world for animal lovers, Henford-On-Bagley, where players can own and interact with livestock like cows, chickens, and llamas, and even befriend birds and rabbits for gardening help. (36 words)
Traveling across Spain when the outbreak hits, this story sees Jeffrey befriend another survivor named Claudia after trying and failing to leave the country when he gets word about Rick being in a coma. (34 words)
Players will move to a small island where they will grow a farm, raise animals, and befriend local villagers, all while healing the ocean and expanding the community. (28 words)
Did you just move into a new neighbourhood and are looking for ways to befriend your neighbours? (17 words)
Example sentences (20)
After selecting a Beastie to befriend – each with their own perks and advantages – players can explore a world of other colorful creatures.
An adorable K-9 named Otto befriend a polar beer at an Ohio Zoo last week.
Anya Forger at Eden Academy as she attempts to befriend fellow first-year student Damian Desmond.
Ayanokouji's "help" consists of getting Horikita to befriend her other classmates instead of standing on the sidelines with her trademark scowl.
Did you just move into a new neighbourhood and are looking for ways to befriend your neighbours?
Even more potential for adult Sim drama comes in the form of workplace rivals, whom characters can attempt to either befriend or take down.
Getting to know their routines, as well as their likes and dislikes, lets players befriend and even marry them, if they're an eligible bachelor or bachelorette.
I want to see if someone can figure that out and go in there and befriend a bigfoot or a grey.
On top of that, he defies deep-seated hatred toward the Dwarven race to befriend Gimli ().
Players will move to a small island where they will grow a farm, raise animals, and befriend local villagers, all while healing the ocean and expanding the community.
Sextortion is where criminals use fake dating or social media accounts to befriend people online and persuade them to send intimate pictures, videos or perform sexual acts.
She would befriend sailors on Grand Bubby and ask them to pick up packages for her knowing that Customs wouldn’t check sailors.
The Cottage Living DLC introduces the best world for animal lovers, Henford-On-Bagley, where players can own and interact with livestock like cows, chickens, and llamas, and even befriend birds and rabbits for gardening help.
The hikers tried to befriend the dog, who was injured and scared.
The Wall Street Journal reported a new scam in which attackers would spy on or befriend victims to obtain their iPhone passwords.
They soon discover they have become werewolves and befriend two adopted siblings who have had the same experience sixteen years earlier.
To befriend the locals, you must run errands for them and gift at least five hand-crafted items.
Traveling across Spain when the outbreak hits, this story sees Jeffrey befriend another survivor named Claudia after trying and failing to leave the country when he gets word about Rick being in a coma.
When Waffles the donkey decided to try and befriend two goats by chasing them around, he came on a bit too strong for their liking.
After his release, he went on to befriend vulnerable women, assaulting at least one.
Common combinations with befriend
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- to befriend 39×
- and befriend 9×
- befriend the 6×
- befriend and 4×
- befriend her 3×
- or befriend 3×
- befriend fellow 2×
- befriend your 2×
- befriend two 2×
- befriend him 2×