Past tense of befriend
regular verb
The past tense of befriend is befriended. The past participle is also befriended.
Forms of befriend
| Base form (V1) | befriend /bɪˈfɹɛnd/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | befriended |
| Past participle (V3) | befriended |
| Present participle | befriending |
| Third person singular | befriends |
Befriended in a sentence
- You said it in a passive voice, as though others befriended you.1999, Jonathan Cole, “The Spectator”, in About Face (A Bradford Book), Cambridge, Mass.; London: The MIT Press, →ISBN, page 121
- He fled to Switzerland to escape military service, and there was befriended by the revolutionary, Angelica Balabanoff, who, pitying him in his misery and loneliness, befriended him, helping him translate a German pamphlet because he did not know the language.1939, Philip Lindsay, “Ruffians’ Hall Stands Open”, in A Mirror for Ruffians (Essay Index Reprint Series), Freeport, N.Y.: Books for...
- The pooka had befriended the kindly old man.From the entry pooka
- Along the way, Japanese put machines on a pedestal, cherished and befriended them.2000 May 1, Tim Larimer, “Rage for the Machine”, in Time. From the entry put on a pedestal
- Mercedes Armitage befriended me when I was younger and hotter-headed than I am now.1905, Henry M. Ross, “A Curious Situation”, in “That Man’s Daughter”, New York, N.Y.; Cincinnati, Oh.; Chicago, Ill.: Benziger Brothers…. From the entry hot-headed
Meaning of befriend
- verb To become a friend of (someone), to make friends with (someone).
- verb To act as a friend to (someone, especially a client) by providing companionship and support; to assist, to help.
- verb To benefit or favour (someone or something); also, to advocate or promote (someone or something).
Questions about the past tense of befriend
- What is the past tense of befriend?
- The past tense of befriend is befriended.
- What is the past participle of befriend?
- The past participle of befriend is befriended.
- Is befriend a regular or irregular verb?
- Befriend is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
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