The Japanese people want to befriend China, as it is a major export destination.
From the time.com
Like a frisky terrier trying to befriend a scout leader's leg, he never gave up.
From the expressandstar.com
We can't become good friends to others if we are not able to befriend ourselves.
From the blog.beliefnet.com
Doing the work to befriend myself was some of the hardest work I have ever done.
From the blog.beliefnet.com
Keep living the way you want to live, and befriending whom you want to befriend.
From the washingtonpost.com
She manages to befriend the reluctant novice, who shows an aptitude for healing.
From the boston.com
In small-town Anchorage, it wasn't uncommon for Cates to befriend his patients.
From the thenewstribune.com
Haley wanted to befriend him and did so with little encouragement from her mom.
From the tennessean.com
Soon, you'll stumble across other tribes that you can try to befriend or conquer.
From the edition.cnn.com
More examples
Become friends with; "John and Eric soon became friends"; "Have you made friends yet in your new environment?"
Befriended is the sixth studio album from The Innocence Mission.
To make a friend of; To act as a friend to
(Befriending) This is when a disabled young person is allocated a specific support worker - a befriender - who may take them out or support them to attend an activity or event.
Befriending involves the matching of volunteers to visit and/or take part in social and leisure activities with another person.