befriend

About 0.35 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. verb To become a friend of (someone), to make friends with (someone).
2. verb To act as a friend to (someone, especially a client) by providing companionship and support; to assist, to help.
3. verb To benefit or favour (someone or something); also, to advocate or promote (someone or something).

Similar words

tend make friends friend companionize cordialize fraternize get to know friend request get on with reach out

Often followed by

the him them her me a and you us

Word family

befriended befriending befriends