befriend
/bɪˈfrɛnd
/verb [with object]
Act as or become a friend to (someone), especially when they are in need of help or support: he makes a point of befriending newcomers to Parliament...
- She befriended him and offered support after reading about the 1995 case in the news.
- While a supervision order is in force it is the duty of the supervisor to advise, assist and befriend a supervised child.
- Daniel befriended a girl on the way who had friends that would let him stay in their apartment.
Synonyms
make friends with, make a friend of, look after, protect, keep an eye on, support, back, stand by, side with, encourage, sustain, uphold, succour, advise, guide;
help, assist, aid, be of service to, lend a helping hand to
Rhymes
- scened
- scene dock
- sceneful
- scenekeeper
- scene-making
- scene man
- scene-of-crime
- scene-painted
- scene painter
- scene painting
- scene plot
- scene queen
- scene room
- scenery
- scenery-chewing
- scene-setter
- scene-setting
- scene-shifter
- scene-shifting
- scenes-of-crime
- scene-steal
- scene-stealer
- scene-stealing
- scenester
- scene work