Wordnet 3.0
VERB (1)
1.
become friends with;
- Example: "John and Eric soon became friends"- Example: "Have you made friends yet in your new environment?"
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Befriend \Be*friend"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Befriended; p. pr.
& vb. n. Befriending.]
To act as a friend to; to favor; to aid, benefit, or
countenance.
[1913 Webster]
By the darkness befriended. --Longfellow.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
befriend
v 1: become friends with; "John and Eric soon became friends";
"Have you made friends yet in your new environment?"
The Devil's Dictionary (1881-1906):
BEFRIEND, v.t. To make an ingrate.