make friends

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make friends

/meɪk fɹɛn(d)z/

Where it comes from

From Middle English maken frendes, equivalent to make + friends.

verb makes friends · making friends · made friends

intransitive To form friendships with others. He hasn't made friends easily at his new school.
construed with with To befriend. He made friends with his new neighbour.
Similar: befriend

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verb to create friendships

Español	hacer amigos, entablar / trabar amistades
한국어	친구를 사귀다 chin'gureul sagwida
日本語	友達になる tomodachi ni naru, 味方になる mikata ni naru
中文	結交 /结交 jiéjiāo, 交友 jiāoyǒu, 交朋友 jiāo péngyǒu
Kiswahili	unda urafiki
Português	fazer amigos
Français	se faire des amis, se lier d'amitié
Deutsch	Freunde finden, sich anfreunden
Italiano	fare amicizia
Română	a se împrieteni cu
Русский	подружи́ться podružítʹsja, дружи́ть družítʹ, сдружи́ться sdružítʹsja
Tiếng Việt	kết bạn

verb to befriend, to become closer

Español	hacerse amigos, hacerse amigo de, entablar / trabar amistad con
日本語	仲よくなる nakayoku naru, 親しむ shitashimu
中文	交朋友 jiāo péngyǒu, 成朋友 chéng péngyǒu
Français	se lier d'amitié
Deutsch	sich anfreunden
Italiano	fare amicizia
Română	a se împrieteni
Русский	подружи́ться podružítʹsja, сдружи́ться sdružítʹsja, сбли́зиться sblízitʹsja
العربية	صَادَقَ ṣādaqa

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@misc{make_friends_2026,
  title = {make friends},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/make%20friends},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}