Befriended

/bɪˈfrɛndɪd/ verb

Definition

Made friends with someone; showed kindness and support to someone who needed it.

Etymology

From 'be-' (to make or cause) + 'friend.' The prefix 'be-' transforms the noun 'friend' into a verb meaning 'to make into a friend,' a pattern used in English since Old English times.

Kelly Says

The prefix 'be-' in English is sneaky—it's almost invisible but powerful, transforming words like 'friend' into actions: befriend, beguile, besmirch—linguists call this 'verbification by prefixation.'

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