Meaning

2 senses
  1. (intransitive)To form friendships with others.

    He hasn't made friends easily at his new school.

    Freunde finden, sich anfreunden

    подружи́тьсяpodružítʹsja, дружи́тьdružítʹ, сдружи́тьсяsdružítʹsja

    подружи́тисяpodružýtysja, здружи́тисяzdružýtysja, подружи́тиpodružýty

  2. To befriend.

    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.

    sich anfreunden

    подружи́тьсяpodružítʹsja, сдружи́тьсяsdružítʹsja, сбли́зитьсяsblízitʹsja

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
to create friendships:
Русский
By meaning 2
to create friendships:
to befriend, to become closer:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
to create friendships:

Origin

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

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

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Forms

makes friends, making friends, made friends, made friends
Base formmake friends · to make friends
3rd person singularmakes friends
Present participlemaking friends
Past simplemade friends
Past participlemade friends

irregular · Lesson

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theymake friends
he, she, itmakes friends

Past simpleLesson

all personsmade friends

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave made friends
he, she, ithas made friends

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill make friends

Synonyms

1 synonyms
chum up:befriend

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
make friends — meaning, examples, forms, synonyms | Krumeto