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Befriending

To become a friend of, to make friends with.

📖 Definitions of "Befriending"

verb
  1. 1

    To become a friend of, to make friends with.

  2. 2

    To act as a friend to, to assist.

  3. 3

    To favor.

noun
  1. 1

    The process of making friends with somebody.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Befriending"

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WordDefinition
speciesnoun(biology) A group of sexually reproducing organisms of which any two individuals of the appropriate sexes or mating types can produce fertile offspring, typically by sexual reproduction, usually having similar appearance.
befriendernounOne who befriends.
penfriendshipnounThe state of being penfriends.
fellowshipnounA company of people that share the same interest or aim.
frenemyshipnoun(countable) An ambiguously friendly or antagonistic relationship.
penfriendnounA person, often in a foreign country, with whom one exchanges friendly correspondence but whom one never or rarely meets.
stepfriendnounA friend whose association is conferred through that of a mutual friend, being oftentimes obligatory
freindnounMisspelling of friend. [A person, typically someone other than a family member, spouse or lover, whose company one enjoys and towards whom one feels affection.]
friendhoodnounThe state, quality, or condition of being a friend or friends.
theyfriendnoun(neologism) A non-binary partner in an unmarried romantic relationship.
pen friendnounAlternative form of penfriend. [A person, often in a foreign country, with whom one exchanges friendly correspondence but whom one never or rarely meets.]
fraternizationnounHaving a friendly relationship with the enemy.
friendnounA person, typically someone other than a family member, spouse or lover, whose company one enjoys and towards whom one feels affection.
friendy(childish) A friend.
mutual friendnounSomeone who is a friend of two or more people, each of whom may not know each other.
acquaintanceshipnoun(uncountable) The state of being acquainted.
connectverb(transitive, of an object) To join (two other objects), or to join (one object) to (another object): to be a link between two objects, thereby attaching them to each other.
mateshipnoun(uncountable, Australia, New Zealand) Friendship, particularly between men, such as develops in shared adversity; solidarity.
friend of a friendnounAn acquaintance known vaguely through a mutual friend; someone that one does not know well.
bondingnounThe act by which something is bonded or joined together.

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