befreunden

== German == === Etymology === From Middle High German vriunden. By surface analysis, be- +‎ Freund +‎ -en. Cognate with English befriend. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): [bəˈfʁɔɪ̯ndn̩] === Verb === befreunden (weak, third-person singular present befreundet, past tense befreundete, past participle befreundet, auxiliary haben) (reflexive) to befriend, to become friends with, to make friends with [with mit (+ dative) ‘someone’] Synonym: anfreunden Antonyms: anfeinden, verfeinden, entfreunden, entfremden ==== Conjugation ==== ==== Derived terms ==== Befreunden Befreundung befreundend befreundet === See also === befremden === Further reading === “befreunden” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache “befreunden” in Uni Leipzig: Wortschatz-Lexikon “befreunden” in Duden online