befreunden

German

Etymology

From Middle High German vriunden. By surface analysis, be- + Freund + -en. Cognate with English befriend.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [bəˈfʁɔɪ̯ndn̩]
  • (file)

Verb

befreunden (weak, third-person singular present befreundet, past tense befreundete, past participle befreundet, auxiliary haben)

  1. (reflexive, + mit) to befriend, to become friends, to make friends
    Synonym: anfreunden
    Antonyms: anfeinden, verfeinden, entfreunden, entfremden

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