Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

befriended

/bɪfɹˈɛndɪd/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.95 in modern English

Syllables
be-friend-ed
IPA
/bɪfɹˈɛndɪd/
17
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
3
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

simple past and past participle of befriend

Inflected Forms

befrient (alternative, nonstandard)

Derived Forms

unbefriended

Rhymes With

intended recommended attended suspended amended splendid tended pretended blended apprehended ascended commended

Questions

How do you pronounce befriended?
The recorded pronunciation is /bɪfɹˈɛndɪd/.
What does befriended mean?
simple past and past participle of befriend

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