befreunden

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German

Etymology

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

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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
    Synonym: anfreunden
    Antonyms: anfeinden, verfeinden, entfreunden, entfremden

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