"make friends" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: makes friends [present, singular, third-person], making friends [participle, present], made friends [participle, past], made friends [past]
Etymology: From Middle English maken frendes, equivalent to make + friends. Etymology templates: {{inh|en|enm|maken frendes}} Middle English maken frendes, {{af|en|make|friends|nocat=1}} make + friends Head templates: {{en-verb|make<,,made> friends}} make friends (third-person singular simple present makes friends, present participle making friends, simple past and past participle made friends)
  1. (intransitive) To form friendships with others. Tags: intransitive Translations (to create friendships): ընկերանալ (ənkeranal) (Armenian), пасябрава́ць (pasjabravácʹ) [perfective] (Belarusian), пасябры́цца (pasjabrýcca) [perfective] (Belarusian), падружы́ць (padružýcʹ) [perfective] (Belarusian), падружы́цца (padružýcca) [perfective] (Belarusian), папрыя́зніцца (papryjáznicca) [perfective] (Belarusian), сприятеля́вам се (sprijateljávam se) (Bulgarian), 結交 (Chinese Mandarin), 结交 (jiéjiāo) (Chinese Mandarin), 交友 (jiāoyǒu) (Chinese Mandarin), 交朋友 (jiāo péngyǒu) (Chinese Mandarin), spřátelit se [perfective] (Czech), bevriend raken (Dutch), sõbrunema (Estonian), saada ystäviä (Finnish), se faire des amis (French), se lier d’amitié (French), Freunde finden (German), sich anfreunden (German), barátkozik (Hungarian), barátokat szerez/talál (Hungarian), barátságokat köt (Hungarian), déan cairdeas (Irish), fare amicizia (Italian), 友達になる (tomodachi ni naru) (alt: ともだちになる) (Japanese), 味方になる (mikata ni naru) (alt: みかたになる) (Japanese), 친구를 사귀다 (chin'gureul sagwida) (Korean), amīcum parāre [masculine, singular] (Latin), amīcam parāre [feminine, singular] (Latin), amīcōs parāre [masculine, plural] (Latin), whakahoa (Maori), tauhoa (Maori), frīend wyrċan (Old English), zaprzyjaźniać się [imperfective] (Polish), zaprzyjaźnić się [perfective] (Polish), fazer amigos (Portuguese), a se împrieteni cu (Romanian), подружи́ться (podružítʹsja) [perfective] (Russian), дружи́ть (družítʹ) (note: also: "be friends") [imperfective] (Russian), сдружи́ться (sdružítʹsja) [perfective] (Russian), спријатељити се [Cyrillic] (Serbo-Croatian), sprijateljiti se [Roman] (Serbo-Croatian), spriateliť sa (Slovak), hacer amigos (Spanish), amistar (Spanish), arkadaş edinmek (Turkish), подружи́тися (podružýtysja) [perfective] (Ukrainian), здружи́тися (združýtysja) [perfective] (Ukrainian), подружи́ти (podružýty) [perfective] (Ukrainian), заприятелюва́ти (zapryjateljuváty) [perfective] (Ukrainian), поприятелюва́ти (popryjateljuváty) [perfective] (Ukrainian), заприязни́тися (zapryjaznýtysja) [perfective] (Ukrainian), затоваришува́ти (zatovaryšuváty) [perfective] (Ukrainian), kết bạn (Vietnamese), 軋朋友 (Wu Chinese), 轧朋友 (Wu Chinese), embaz biyen (Zazaki)
    Sense id: en-make_friends-en-verb-EQZRz8mk Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with language name categories using raw markup, English light verb constructions, English predicates, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 90 10 Disambiguation of English entries with language name categories using raw markup: 92 8 Disambiguation of English light verb constructions: 90 10 Disambiguation of English predicates: 59 41 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 91 9 Disambiguation of 'to create friendships': 89 11
  2. (construed with with) To befriend. Synonyms (chum up): befriend Translations (to befriend, to become closer): صَادَقَ (ṣādaqa) (Arabic), 交朋友 (jiāo péngyǒu) (Chinese Mandarin), 成朋友 (chéng péngyǒu) (Chinese Mandarin), amikiĝi (Esperanto), ystävystyä (Finnish), se lier d’amitié (French), sich anfreunden (German), összebarátkozik (Hungarian), barátságot köt (Hungarian), fare amicizia (Italian), 仲よくなる (nakayoku naru) (alt: なかよくなる) (Japanese), 親しむ (shitashimu) (alt: したしむ) (Japanese), takahoa (Maori), zaprzyjaźniać się [imperfective] (Polish), zaprzyjaźnić się [perfective] (Polish), a se împrieteni (Romanian), подружи́ться (podružítʹsja) [perfective] (Russian), сдружи́ться (sdružítʹsja) [perfective] (Russian), сбли́зиться (sblízitʹsja) [perfective] (Russian), arkadaş olmak (Turkish), nezdı biyayen (Zazaki)
    Sense id: en-make_friends-en-verb-ZIGGqBxQ Disambiguation of 'chum up': 39 61 Disambiguation of 'to befriend, to become closer': 3 97

Inflected forms

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          "_dis1": "89 11",
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          "lang": "Belarusian",
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          "_dis1": "89 11",
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          "lang": "Bulgarian",
          "roman": "sprijateljávam se",
          "sense": "to create friendships",
          "word": "сприятеля́вам се"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 11",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "sense": "to create friendships",
          "word": "結交"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 11",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "jiéjiāo",
          "sense": "to create friendships",
          "word": "结交"
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          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "jiāoyǒu",
          "sense": "to create friendships",
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          "roman": "jiāo péngyǒu",
          "sense": "to create friendships",
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        {
          "_dis1": "89 11",
          "code": "wuu",
          "lang": "Wu Chinese",
          "sense": "to create friendships",
          "word": "軋朋友"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 11",
          "code": "wuu",
          "lang": "Wu Chinese",
          "sense": "to create friendships",
          "word": "轧朋友"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 11",
          "code": "cs",
          "lang": "Czech",
          "sense": "to create friendships",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "spřátelit se"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 11",
          "code": "nl",
          "lang": "Dutch",
          "sense": "to create friendships",
          "word": "bevriend raken"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 11",
          "code": "et",
          "lang": "Estonian",
          "sense": "to create friendships",
          "word": "sõbrunema"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 11",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to create friendships",
          "word": "saada ystäviä"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 11",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "to create friendships",
          "word": "se faire des amis"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 11",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "to create friendships",
          "word": "se lier d’amitié"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 11",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to create friendships",
          "word": "Freunde finden"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 11",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to create friendships",
          "word": "sich anfreunden"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 11",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to create friendships",
          "word": "barátkozik"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 11",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to create friendships",
          "word": "barátokat szerez/talál"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 11",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to create friendships",
          "word": "barátságokat köt"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 11",
          "code": "ga",
          "lang": "Irish",
          "sense": "to create friendships",
          "word": "déan cairdeas"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 11",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to create friendships",
          "word": "fare amicizia"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 11",
          "alt": "ともだちになる",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "tomodachi ni naru",
          "sense": "to create friendships",
          "word": "友達になる"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 11",
          "alt": "みかたになる",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "mikata ni naru",
          "sense": "to create friendships",
          "word": "味方になる"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 11",
          "code": "ko",
          "lang": "Korean",
          "roman": "chin'gureul sagwida",
          "sense": "to create friendships",
          "word": "친구를 사귀다"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 11",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "to create friendships",
          "tags": [
            "masculine",
            "singular"
          ],
          "word": "amīcum parāre"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 11",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "to create friendships",
          "tags": [
            "feminine",
            "singular"
          ],
          "word": "amīcam parāre"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 11",
          "code": "la",
          "lang": "Latin",
          "sense": "to create friendships",
          "tags": [
            "masculine",
            "plural"
          ],
          "word": "amīcōs parāre"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 11",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "to create friendships",
          "word": "whakahoa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 11",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "to create friendships",
          "word": "tauhoa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 11",
          "code": "ang",
          "lang": "Old English",
          "sense": "to create friendships",
          "word": "frīend wyrċan"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 11",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "to create friendships",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "zaprzyjaźniać się"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 11",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "to create friendships",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "zaprzyjaźnić się"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 11",
          "code": "pt",
          "lang": "Portuguese",
          "sense": "to create friendships",
          "word": "fazer amigos"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 11",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "to create friendships",
          "word": "a se împrieteni cu"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 11",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "podružítʹsja",
          "sense": "to create friendships",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "подружи́ться"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 11",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "note": "also: \"be friends\"",
          "roman": "družítʹ",
          "sense": "to create friendships",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "дружи́ть"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 11",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "sdružítʹsja",
          "sense": "to create friendships",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "сдружи́ться"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 11",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "to create friendships",
          "tags": [
            "Cyrillic"
          ],
          "word": "спријатељити се"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 11",
          "code": "sh",
          "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
          "sense": "to create friendships",
          "tags": [
            "Roman"
          ],
          "word": "sprijateljiti se"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 11",
          "code": "sk",
          "lang": "Slovak",
          "sense": "to create friendships",
          "word": "spriateliť sa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 11",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to create friendships",
          "word": "hacer amigos"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 11",
          "code": "es",
          "lang": "Spanish",
          "sense": "to create friendships",
          "word": "amistar"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 11",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "to create friendships",
          "word": "arkadaş edinmek"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 11",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "podružýtysja",
          "sense": "to create friendships",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "подружи́тися"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 11",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "združýtysja",
          "sense": "to create friendships",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "здружи́тися"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 11",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "podružýty",
          "sense": "to create friendships",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "подружи́ти"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 11",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "zapryjateljuváty",
          "sense": "to create friendships",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "заприятелюва́ти"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 11",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "popryjateljuváty",
          "sense": "to create friendships",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "поприятелюва́ти"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 11",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "zapryjaznýtysja",
          "sense": "to create friendships",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "заприязни́тися"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 11",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "roman": "zatovaryšuváty",
          "sense": "to create friendships",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "затоваришува́ти"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 11",
          "code": "vi",
          "lang": "Vietnamese",
          "sense": "to create friendships",
          "word": "kết bạn"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "89 11",
          "code": "zza",
          "lang": "Zazaki",
          "sense": "to create friendships",
          "word": "embaz biyen"
        }
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        {
          "text": "He made friends with his new neighbour."
        },
        {
          "text": "I tried to be a friend to Jane but we never really made friends. She was never a friend to me."
        },
        {
          "text": "Sara and I made friends right away."
        }
      ],
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        "To befriend."
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        "(construed with with) To befriend."
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        {
          "_dis1": "39 61",
          "sense": "chum up",
          "word": "befriend"
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          "_dis1": "3 97",
          "code": "ar",
          "lang": "Arabic",
          "roman": "ṣādaqa",
          "sense": "to befriend, to become closer",
          "word": "صَادَقَ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 97",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "jiāo péngyǒu",
          "sense": "to befriend, to become closer",
          "word": "交朋友"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 97",
          "code": "cmn",
          "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
          "roman": "chéng péngyǒu",
          "sense": "to befriend, to become closer",
          "word": "成朋友"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 97",
          "code": "eo",
          "lang": "Esperanto",
          "sense": "to befriend, to become closer",
          "word": "amikiĝi"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 97",
          "code": "fi",
          "lang": "Finnish",
          "sense": "to befriend, to become closer",
          "word": "ystävystyä"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 97",
          "code": "fr",
          "lang": "French",
          "sense": "to befriend, to become closer",
          "word": "se lier d’amitié"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 97",
          "code": "de",
          "lang": "German",
          "sense": "to befriend, to become closer",
          "word": "sich anfreunden"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 97",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to befriend, to become closer",
          "word": "összebarátkozik"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 97",
          "code": "hu",
          "lang": "Hungarian",
          "sense": "to befriend, to become closer",
          "word": "barátságot köt"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 97",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "sense": "to befriend, to become closer",
          "word": "fare amicizia"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 97",
          "alt": "なかよくなる",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "nakayoku naru",
          "sense": "to befriend, to become closer",
          "word": "仲よくなる"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 97",
          "alt": "したしむ",
          "code": "ja",
          "lang": "Japanese",
          "roman": "shitashimu",
          "sense": "to befriend, to become closer",
          "word": "親しむ"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 97",
          "code": "mi",
          "lang": "Maori",
          "sense": "to befriend, to become closer",
          "word": "takahoa"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 97",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "to befriend, to become closer",
          "tags": [
            "imperfective"
          ],
          "word": "zaprzyjaźniać się"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 97",
          "code": "pl",
          "lang": "Polish",
          "sense": "to befriend, to become closer",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "zaprzyjaźnić się"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 97",
          "code": "ro",
          "lang": "Romanian",
          "sense": "to befriend, to become closer",
          "word": "a se împrieteni"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 97",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "podružítʹsja",
          "sense": "to befriend, to become closer",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "подружи́ться"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 97",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "sdružítʹsja",
          "sense": "to befriend, to become closer",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "сдружи́ться"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 97",
          "code": "ru",
          "lang": "Russian",
          "roman": "sblízitʹsja",
          "sense": "to befriend, to become closer",
          "tags": [
            "perfective"
          ],
          "word": "сбли́зиться"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 97",
          "code": "tr",
          "lang": "Turkish",
          "sense": "to befriend, to become closer",
          "word": "arkadaş olmak"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "3 97",
          "code": "zza",
          "lang": "Zazaki",
          "sense": "to befriend, to become closer",
          "word": "nezdı biyayen"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "make friends"
}
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          "text": "He made friends with his new neighbour."
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      "roman": "ənkeranal",
      "sense": "to create friendships",
      "word": "ընկերանալ"
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      "roman": "pasjabravácʹ",
      "sense": "to create friendships",
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      "code": "be",
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      "sense": "to create friendships",
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    {
      "code": "be",
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    {
      "code": "be",
      "lang": "Belarusian",
      "roman": "papryjáznicca",
      "sense": "to create friendships",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "папрыя́зніцца"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "roman": "sprijateljávam se",
      "sense": "to create friendships",
      "word": "сприятеля́вам се"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "sense": "to create friendships",
      "word": "結交"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "jiéjiāo",
      "sense": "to create friendships",
      "word": "结交"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "jiāoyǒu",
      "sense": "to create friendships",
      "word": "交友"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "jiāo péngyǒu",
      "sense": "to create friendships",
      "word": "交朋友"
    },
    {
      "code": "wuu",
      "lang": "Wu Chinese",
      "sense": "to create friendships",
      "word": "軋朋友"
    },
    {
      "code": "wuu",
      "lang": "Wu Chinese",
      "sense": "to create friendships",
      "word": "轧朋友"
    },
    {
      "code": "cs",
      "lang": "Czech",
      "sense": "to create friendships",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "spřátelit se"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "sense": "to create friendships",
      "word": "bevriend raken"
    },
    {
      "code": "et",
      "lang": "Estonian",
      "sense": "to create friendships",
      "word": "sõbrunema"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to create friendships",
      "word": "saada ystäviä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to create friendships",
      "word": "se faire des amis"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to create friendships",
      "word": "se lier d’amitié"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to create friendships",
      "word": "Freunde finden"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to create friendships",
      "word": "sich anfreunden"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to create friendships",
      "word": "barátkozik"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to create friendships",
      "word": "barátokat szerez/talál"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to create friendships",
      "word": "barátságokat köt"
    },
    {
      "code": "ga",
      "lang": "Irish",
      "sense": "to create friendships",
      "word": "déan cairdeas"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to create friendships",
      "word": "fare amicizia"
    },
    {
      "alt": "ともだちになる",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "tomodachi ni naru",
      "sense": "to create friendships",
      "word": "友達になる"
    },
    {
      "alt": "みかたになる",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "mikata ni naru",
      "sense": "to create friendships",
      "word": "味方になる"
    },
    {
      "code": "ko",
      "lang": "Korean",
      "roman": "chin'gureul sagwida",
      "sense": "to create friendships",
      "word": "친구를 사귀다"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "to create friendships",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "singular"
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      "word": "amīcum parāre"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "to create friendships",
      "tags": [
        "feminine",
        "singular"
      ],
      "word": "amīcam parāre"
    },
    {
      "code": "la",
      "lang": "Latin",
      "sense": "to create friendships",
      "tags": [
        "masculine",
        "plural"
      ],
      "word": "amīcōs parāre"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to create friendships",
      "word": "whakahoa"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to create friendships",
      "word": "tauhoa"
    },
    {
      "code": "ang",
      "lang": "Old English",
      "sense": "to create friendships",
      "word": "frīend wyrċan"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to create friendships",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "zaprzyjaźniać się"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to create friendships",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "zaprzyjaźnić się"
    },
    {
      "code": "pt",
      "lang": "Portuguese",
      "sense": "to create friendships",
      "word": "fazer amigos"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "to create friendships",
      "word": "a se împrieteni cu"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "podružítʹsja",
      "sense": "to create friendships",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "подружи́ться"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "note": "also: \"be friends\"",
      "roman": "družítʹ",
      "sense": "to create friendships",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "дружи́ть"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "sdružítʹsja",
      "sense": "to create friendships",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "сдружи́ться"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "to create friendships",
      "tags": [
        "Cyrillic"
      ],
      "word": "спријатељити се"
    },
    {
      "code": "sh",
      "lang": "Serbo-Croatian",
      "sense": "to create friendships",
      "tags": [
        "Roman"
      ],
      "word": "sprijateljiti se"
    },
    {
      "code": "sk",
      "lang": "Slovak",
      "sense": "to create friendships",
      "word": "spriateliť sa"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to create friendships",
      "word": "hacer amigos"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "to create friendships",
      "word": "amistar"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "to create friendships",
      "word": "arkadaş edinmek"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "podružýtysja",
      "sense": "to create friendships",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "подружи́тися"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "združýtysja",
      "sense": "to create friendships",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "здружи́тися"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "podružýty",
      "sense": "to create friendships",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "подружи́ти"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "zapryjateljuváty",
      "sense": "to create friendships",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "заприятелюва́ти"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "popryjateljuváty",
      "sense": "to create friendships",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "поприятелюва́ти"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "zapryjaznýtysja",
      "sense": "to create friendships",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "заприязни́тися"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "roman": "zatovaryšuváty",
      "sense": "to create friendships",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "затоваришува́ти"
    },
    {
      "code": "vi",
      "lang": "Vietnamese",
      "sense": "to create friendships",
      "word": "kết bạn"
    },
    {
      "code": "zza",
      "lang": "Zazaki",
      "sense": "to create friendships",
      "word": "embaz biyen"
    },
    {
      "code": "ar",
      "lang": "Arabic",
      "roman": "ṣādaqa",
      "sense": "to befriend, to become closer",
      "word": "صَادَقَ"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "jiāo péngyǒu",
      "sense": "to befriend, to become closer",
      "word": "交朋友"
    },
    {
      "code": "cmn",
      "lang": "Chinese Mandarin",
      "roman": "chéng péngyǒu",
      "sense": "to befriend, to become closer",
      "word": "成朋友"
    },
    {
      "code": "eo",
      "lang": "Esperanto",
      "sense": "to befriend, to become closer",
      "word": "amikiĝi"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "sense": "to befriend, to become closer",
      "word": "ystävystyä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "sense": "to befriend, to become closer",
      "word": "se lier d’amitié"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "sense": "to befriend, to become closer",
      "word": "sich anfreunden"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to befriend, to become closer",
      "word": "összebarátkozik"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "sense": "to befriend, to become closer",
      "word": "barátságot köt"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "sense": "to befriend, to become closer",
      "word": "fare amicizia"
    },
    {
      "alt": "なかよくなる",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "nakayoku naru",
      "sense": "to befriend, to become closer",
      "word": "仲よくなる"
    },
    {
      "alt": "したしむ",
      "code": "ja",
      "lang": "Japanese",
      "roman": "shitashimu",
      "sense": "to befriend, to become closer",
      "word": "親しむ"
    },
    {
      "code": "mi",
      "lang": "Maori",
      "sense": "to befriend, to become closer",
      "word": "takahoa"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to befriend, to become closer",
      "tags": [
        "imperfective"
      ],
      "word": "zaprzyjaźniać się"
    },
    {
      "code": "pl",
      "lang": "Polish",
      "sense": "to befriend, to become closer",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "zaprzyjaźnić się"
    },
    {
      "code": "ro",
      "lang": "Romanian",
      "sense": "to befriend, to become closer",
      "word": "a se împrieteni"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "podružítʹsja",
      "sense": "to befriend, to become closer",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "подружи́ться"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "sdružítʹsja",
      "sense": "to befriend, to become closer",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "сдружи́ться"
    },
    {
      "code": "ru",
      "lang": "Russian",
      "roman": "sblízitʹsja",
      "sense": "to befriend, to become closer",
      "tags": [
        "perfective"
      ],
      "word": "сбли́зиться"
    },
    {
      "code": "tr",
      "lang": "Turkish",
      "sense": "to befriend, to become closer",
      "word": "arkadaş olmak"
    },
    {
      "code": "zza",
      "lang": "Zazaki",
      "sense": "to befriend, to become closer",
      "word": "nezdı biyayen"
    }
  ],
  "word": "make friends"
}

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