anfreunden

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German

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Etymology

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an- +‎ Freund +‎ -en

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [ˈanˌfʁɔɪ̯ndn̩]
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  • Hyphenation: an‧freun‧den

Verb

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anfreunden (weak, third-person singular present freundet an, past tense freundete an, past participle angefreundet, auxiliary haben)

  1. (reflexive) to make friends, to befriend [with mit]
    Möchtest du dich mit mir anfreunden?
    Would you like to make friends with me?
  2. (reflexive) to get used [with mit ‘to an idea, a situation, etc.’]
    Ich brauche noch Zeit, um mich mit der Idee anzufreunden, nach Europa zu ziehen.
    I still need time to get used to the idea of moving to Europe.

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