befreunden

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German

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Etymology

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From Middle High German vriunden. By surface analysis, be- +‎ Freund +‎ -en. Cognate with English befriend.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): [bəˈfʁɔɪ̯ndn̩]
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Verb

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befreunden (weak, third-person singular present befreundet, past tense befreundete, past participle befreundet, auxiliary haben)

  1. (reflexive) to befriend, to become friends with, to make friends with [with mit (+ dative) ‘someone’]
    Synonym: anfreunden
    Antonyms: anfeinden, verfeinden, entfreunden, entfremden

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