Associations to the word «Befriend»

Wiktionary

BEFRIEND, verb. (transitive) To become a friend of, to make friends with.
BEFRIEND, verb. (transitive) (dated) To act as a friend to, to assist.
BEFRIEND, verb. (transitive) To favor.

Dictionary definition

BEFRIEND, verb. Become friends with; "John and Eric soon became friends"; "Have you made friends yet in your new environment?".

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats