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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
befriend .
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Examples
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In 2004, Mr Shin befriended an inmate who had escaped to China but who had been recaptured, and from him he learned about the world beyond the camp.
Current Affairs Maxine 2009
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In 2004, Mr Shin befriended an inmate who had escaped to China but who had been recaptured, and from him he learned about the world beyond the camp.
Escape to the outside world Maxine 2007
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In 2004, Mr Shin befriended an inmate who had escaped to China but who had been recaptured, and from him he learned about the world beyond the camp.
October 2007 Maxine 2007
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In 2004, Mr Shin befriended an inmate who had escaped to China but who had been recaptured, and from him he learned about the world beyond the camp.
Escape to the outside world Maxine 2007
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Worse yet, the clumsy neologism seems to have replaced the perfectly acceptable words "befriended" and "befriending."
David Finkle: To "Friend" or "Defriend"? That is the Question 2009
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But, the flip side is that if you like Indian, Thai, Chinese or any other food from a nation once "befriended" by the British people, you can eat amazing food.
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But, the flip side is that if you like Indian, Thai, Chinese or any other food from a nation once "befriended" by the British people, you can eat amazing food.
Archive 2009-09-01 Bryan Grace 2009
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You also write that we "befriended" Ken Starr as we readied our argument to the Supreme Court, and that Judge Starr "believed the case had merit and counseled ... [us] to move forward."
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After i explained how we were celebrating how their fellow Europeans went to the new land and "befriended" the natives (sarcasm), I went on to force them all into one of my family's thanksgiving rituals - everyone goes around the table and says one thing they are thankful for this year.
tryptophan 2007
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This woman had "befriended" the aunt in the months before her death.
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