befriend – English verb conjugation

English verb forms of befriend

Nominal Forms

Infinitive: to befriend
Participle: befriended
Gerund: befriending

Cognates

See the 2 cognates of befriend

Indicative

Present

Ibefriend
youbefriend
he;she;itbefriends
webefriend
youbefriend
theybefriend

Perfect

Ihave befriended
youhave befriended
he;she;ithas befriended
wehave befriended
youhave befriended
theyhave befriended

Past

Ibefriended
youbefriended
he;she;itbefriended
webefriended
youbefriended
theybefriended

Pluperfect

Ihad befriended
youhad befriended
he;she;ithad befriended
wehad befriended
youhad befriended
theyhad befriended

Future

Iwill befriend
youwill befriend
he;she;itwill befriend
wewill befriend
youwill befriend
theywill befriend

Future Perfect

Iwill have befriended
youwill have befriended
he;she;itwill have befriended
wewill have befriended
youwill have befriended
theywill have befriended

Subjunctive

Present

Ibefriend
youbefriend
he;she;itbefriend
webefriend
youbefriend
theybefriend

Perfect

Ihave befriended
youhave befriended
he;she;ithave befriended
wehave befriended
youhave befriended
theyhave befriended

Imperfect

Ibefriended
youbefriended
he;she;itbefriended
webefriended
youbefriended
theybefriended

Pluperfect

Ihad befriended
youhad befriended
he;she;ithad befriended
wehad befriended
youhad befriended
theyhad befriended

Conditional

Present

Iwould befriend
youwould befriend
he;she;itwould befriend
wewould befriend
youwould befriend
theywould befriend

Perfect

Iwould have befriended
youwould have befriended
he;she;itwould have befriended
wewould have befriended
youwould have befriended
theywould have befriended

Imperative

youbefriend
weLet's befriend
youbefriend

Progressive (Continuous) Forms

Indicative

Present

Iam befriending
youare befriending
he;she;itis befriending
weare befriending
youare befriending
theyare befriending

Perfect

Ihave been befriending
youhave been befriending
he;she;ithas been befriending
wehave been befriending
youhave been befriending
theyhave been befriending

Past

Iwas befriending
youwere befriending
he;she;itwas befriending
wewere befriending
youwere befriending
theywere befriending

Pluperfect

Ihad been befriending
youhad been befriending
he;she;ithad been befriending
wehad been befriending
youhad been befriending
theyhad been befriending

Future

Iwill be befriending
youwill be befriending
he;she;itwill be befriending
wewill be befriending
youwill be befriending
theywill be befriending

Future Perfect

Iwill have been befriending
youwill have been befriending
he;she;itwill have been befriending
wewill have been befriending
youwill have been befriending
theywill have been befriending

Conditional

Present

Iwould be befriending
youwould be befriending
he;she;itwould be befriending
wewould be befriending
youwould be befriending
theywould be befriending

Perfect

Iwould have been befriending
youwould have been befriending
he;she;itwould have been befriending
wewould have been befriending
youwould have been befriending
theywould have been befriending

Other

Verbs conjugated like 'befriend'

abandon, abduct, abear, aberr, abject, abord, abort, abound, abraid, abray, abrook, abscind, abscond, absist, absorb, abstain, abstract, accend, accent, accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)

Verbs similar to 'befriend'

defriend, befind, berend, betrend, friend, unfriend, bartend, beblind, befie, befree,

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

to provide assistance to someone or something
abet, aid, assist, bestead, come to someone's aid, give someone a hand, grip, help, help out, lend a hand, lend a helping hand, mend, relieve, stead, succor, succour, support, sustain
encourage
hail, advise, welcome, help

Antonyms

encourage
discourage, dishearten, dissuade, deter

Additional Information

Phrasal Verbs

Etymology

1. Etymology tree
2. Proto-Indo-European *h₁ep-der.
3. Proto-Indo-European *h₁épsder.
4. Proto-Indo-European *h₁epider.
5. Proto-Indo-European *h₁pi
6. Proto-Germanic *bider.
7. Proto-Germanic *bi-
8. Proto-West Germanic *bi-
9. Old English be-
10. Middle English bi-
11. English be-
12. Proto-Indo-European *preyH-
13. Proto-Indo-European *-ós
14. Proto-Indo-European *priHós
15. Proto-Germanic *frijōną
16. Proto-Germanic *frijōndz
17. Proto-West Germanic *friund
18. Old English frēond
19. Middle English frend
20. English friend
21. English befriend
22. From be- (intensifying prefix) + friend (verb).
23. cognates
24. * Dutch bevrienden (“to befriend”)
25. * German befreunden (“to befriend”)
26. * German Low German befründen (“to befriend”)
27. * Saterland Frisian befrüündje (“to befriend”)
28. * West Frisian befreone (“befriended”) See: Dutch 'bevrienden', German, old spelling 'befreunden', Frisian, Saterlandic 'befrüündje'.

Verbs referencing "befriend"

German, old spelling befreunden.

Sample Sentences

  • The Unitarian church is represented, in this remote place, as in most other parts of America, by a gentleman of great worth and excellence. The poor have good reason to remember and bless it; for it befriends them, and aids the cause of rational education, without any sectarian or selfish views. It is liberal in all its actions; of kind construction; and of wide benevolence. (American Notes for General Circulation)
  • Tom's basket was weighed and approved; and he looked, with an anxious glance, for the success of the woman he had befriended. (Uncle Tom’s Cabin)