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To form friendships with others.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
Examples
- He hasn't made friends easily at his new school.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
To befriend.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- He made friends with his new neighbour.
- I tried to be a friend to Jane but we never really made friends. She was never a friend to me.
- Sara and I made friends right away.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
From Middle English maken frendes, equivalent to make + friends.
Across languages
Translations
96 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Abkhaz:
а́иҩызцәахара
(áijwəzcwaxara)
— to create friendships
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Armenian:
ընկերանալ
(ənkeranal)
— to create friendships
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Belarusian:
пасябрава́ць
(pasjabravácʹ)
— to create friendships
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Belarusian:
пасябры́цца
(pasjabrýcca)
— to create friendships
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Belarusian:
падружы́ць
(padružýcʹ)
— to create friendships
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Belarusian:
падружы́цца
(padružýcca)
— to create friendships
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Belarusian:
папрыя́зніцца
(papryjáznicca)
— to create friendships
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Bulgarian:
създа́вам прия́телства
(sǎzdávam prijátelstva)
— to create friendships
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Bulgarian:
създа́м прия́телства
(sǎzdám prijátelstva)
— to create friendships
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Chinese Mandarin:
結交 /结交
(jiéjiāo)
— to create friendships
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Chinese Mandarin:
交友
(jiāoyǒu)
— to create friendships
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Chinese Mandarin:
交朋友
(jiāo péngyǒu)
— to create friendships
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Wu Chinese:
軋朋友 /轧朋友
— to create friendships
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Czech:
spřátelit se
— to create friendships
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Dutch:
bevriend raken
— to create friendships
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Estonian:
sõbrunema
— to create friendships
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Finnish:
saada ystäviä
— to create friendships
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French:
se faire des amis
— to create friendships
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French:
se lier d'amitié
— to create friendships
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Georgian:
დაიმეგობრებს
(daimegobrebs)
— to create friendships
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Georgian:
დაუმეგობრდება
(daumegobrdeba)
— to create friendships
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Georgian:
იმეგობრებს
(imegobrebs)
— to create friendships
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Georgian:
უმეგობრდება
(umegobrdeba)
— to create friendships
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German:
Freunde finden
— to create friendships
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German:
sich anfreunden
— to create friendships
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Hungarian:
barátkozik
— to create friendships
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Hungarian:
barátokat szerez/talál
— to create friendships
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Hungarian:
barátságokat köt
— to create friendships
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Irish:
déan cairdeas
— to create friendships
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Italian:
fare amicizia
— to create friendships
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Japanese:
友達になる
(tomodachi ni naru)
— to create friendships
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Japanese:
味方になる
(mikata ni naru)
— to create friendships
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Korean:
친구를 사귀다
(chin'gureul sagwida)
— to create friendships
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Latin:
amīcum parāre
— to create friendships
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Latin:
amīcam parāre
— to create friendships
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Latin:
amīcōs parāre
— to create friendships
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Māori:
whakahoa
— to create friendships
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Māori:
tauhoa
— to create friendships
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Old English:
frīend wyrċan
— to create friendships
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Polish:
zaprzyjaźniać się
— to create friendships
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Polish:
zaprzyjaźnić się
— to create friendships
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Portuguese:
fazer amigos
— to create friendships
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Romanian:
a se împrieteni cu
— to create friendships
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Russian:
подружи́ться
(podružítʹsja)
— to create friendships
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Russian:
дружи́ть
(družítʹ)
— to create friendships
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Russian:
сдружи́ться
(sdružítʹsja)
— to create friendships
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Serbo-Croatian:
спријатељити се
— to create friendships
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Serbo-Croatian:
sprijateljiti se
— to create friendships
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Slovak:
spriateliť sa
— to create friendships
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Spanish:
hacer amigos
— to create friendships
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Spanish:
entablar / trabar amistades
— to create friendships
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Swahili:
unda urafiki
— to create friendships
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Tamil:
நட்புவை
(naṭpuvai)
— to create friendships
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Tày:
cáp
— to create friendships
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Tày:
pậu
— to create friendships
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Turkish:
arkadaş edinmek
— to create friendships
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Ukrainian:
подружи́тися
(podružýtysja)
— to create friendships
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Ukrainian:
здружи́тися
(združýtysja)
— to create friendships
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Ukrainian:
подружи́ти
(podružýty)
— to create friendships
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Ukrainian:
заприятелюва́ти
(zapryjateljuváty)
— to create friendships
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Ukrainian:
поприятелюва́ти
(popryjateljuváty)
— to create friendships
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Ukrainian:
заприязни́тися
(zapryjaznýtysja)
— to create friendships
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Ukrainian:
затоваришува́ти
(zatovaryšuváty)
— to create friendships
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Vietnamese:
kết bạn
— to create friendships
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Zazaki:
embaz biyen
— to create friendships
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Arabic:
صَادَقَ
(ṣādaqa)
— to befriend, to become closer
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Bulgarian:
сприятеля́вам се
(sprijateljávam se)
— to befriend, to become closer
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Bulgarian:
сприятеля́ се
(sprijateljá se)
— to befriend, to become closer
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Chinese Mandarin:
交朋友
(jiāo péngyǒu)
— to befriend, to become closer
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Chinese Mandarin:
成朋友
(chéng péngyǒu)
— to befriend, to become closer
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Esperanto:
amikiĝi
— to befriend, to become closer
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Finnish:
ystävystyä
— to befriend, to become closer
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French:
se lier d'amitié
— to befriend, to become closer
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Georgian:
დაიმეგობრებს
(daimegobrebs)
— to befriend, to become closer
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Georgian:
დაუმეგობრდება
(daumegobrdeba)
— to befriend, to become closer
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Georgian:
იმეგობრებს
(imegobrebs)
— to befriend, to become closer
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Georgian:
უმეგობრდება
(umegobrdeba)
— to befriend, to become closer
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German:
sich anfreunden
— to befriend, to become closer
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Hungarian:
összebarátkozik
— to befriend, to become closer
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Hungarian:
barátságot köt
— to befriend, to become closer
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Italian:
fare amicizia
— to befriend, to become closer
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Japanese:
仲よくなる
(nakayoku naru)
— to befriend, to become closer
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Japanese:
親しむ
(shitashimu)
— to befriend, to become closer
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Māori:
takahoa
— to befriend, to become closer
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Polish:
zaprzyjaźniać się
— to befriend, to become closer
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Polish:
zaprzyjaźnić się
— to befriend, to become closer
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Romanian:
a se împrieteni
— to befriend, to become closer
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Russian:
подружи́ться
(podružítʹsja)
— to befriend, to become closer
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Russian:
сдружи́ться
(sdružítʹsja)
— to befriend, to become closer
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Russian:
сбли́зиться
(sblízitʹsja)
— to befriend, to become closer
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Spanish:
hacerse amigos
— to befriend, to become closer
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Spanish:
hacerse amigo de
— to befriend, to become closer
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Spanish:
entablar / trabar amistad con
— to befriend, to become closer
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Tamil:
பழகு
(paḻaku)
— to befriend, to become closer
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Turkish:
arkadaş olmak
— to befriend, to become closer
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Zazaki:
nezdı biyayen
— to befriend, to become closer