英语词汇“befriend”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

There are many ways to make someone your friend. You can offer assistance with a project, or provide comfort at a time of loss. Perhaps the easiest way to befriend someone, however, is just to smile and say "hi."

The prefix "be-" is from Old English, and has several meanings. In befriend, the meaning is "cause to be," so to befriend someone is to cause him or her to be your friend. Mahatma Gandhi once said, “It is easy enough to be friendly to one's friends. But to befriend the one who regards himself as your enemy is the quintessence of true religion. The other is mere business.”

WORD FAMILY

befriend: befriended, befriending, befriends

USAGE EXAMPLES

She befriended her fellow thespians and always looked beyond herself for meaning and satisfaction.

Los Angeles Times(Jan 01, 2017)

After befriending a woman with crippling arthritis, Mbiria – an able-bodied electrical engineering student in Nairobi – recognised the limitations of existing technology for disabled people.

The Guardian(Dec 25, 2016)

He proposes befriending a nation that, according to an Oct.

Washington Post(Dec 20, 2016)

v become friends with

Hypo|Hyper

chum up, pal, pal up

become friends; act friendly towards

attach, bind, bond, tie

create social or emotional ties

单词	befriend
释义	befriend (once / 1819 pages) v There are many ways to make someone your friend. You can offer assistance with a project, or provide comfort at a time of loss. Perhaps the easiest way to befriend someone, however, is just to smile and say "hi." The prefix "be-" is from Old English, and has several meanings. In befriend, the meaning is "cause to be," so to befriend someone is to cause him or her to be your friend. Mahatma Gandhi once said, “It is easy enough to be friendly to one's friends. But to befriend the one who regards himself as your enemy is the quintessence of true religion. The other is mere business.” WORD FAMILY befriend: befriended, befriending, befriends USAGE EXAMPLES She befriended her fellow thespians and always looked beyond herself for meaning and satisfaction. Los Angeles Times(Jan 01, 2017) After befriending a woman with crippling arthritis, Mbiria – an able-bodied electrical engineering student in Nairobi – recognised the limitations of existing technology for disabled people. The Guardian(Dec 25, 2016) He proposes befriending a nation that, according to an Oct. Washington Post(Dec 20, 2016) v become friends with Hypo\|Hyper chum up, pal, pal up become friends; act friendly towards attach, bind, bond, tie create social or emotional ties
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