make friends

English

Etymology

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

Verb

make friends (third-person singular simple present makes friends, present participle making friends, simple past and past participle 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.

I tried to be a friend to Jane but we never really made friends. She was never a friend to me.

Sara and I made friends right away.

Usage notes

If two or more people are said to make friends, it means that they have all become friends with each other.

Synonyms

(befriend): chum up

Translations

to create friendships

Belarusian: пасябрава́ць pf (pasjabravácʹ), пасябры́цца pf (pasjabrýcca), падружы́ць pf (padružýcʹ), падружы́цца pf (padružýcca), папрыя́зніцца pf (papryjáznicca)
Bulgarian: сприятеля́вам се (sprijateljávam se)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 結交／结交 (zh) (jiéjiāo), 交友 (zh) (jiāoyǒu), 交朋友 (zh) (jiāo péngyǒu)

Wu: 軋朋友／轧朋友 (gaq ban hhieu)
Czech: spřátelit se pf
Dutch: bevriend raken
Estonian: sõbrunema
Finnish: saada ystäviä
French: se faire des amis, se lier d'amitié
German: Freunde finden, sich anfreunden (de)
Hungarian: barátkozik (hu), barátokat szerez/talál, barátságokat köt
Irish: déan cairdeas
Japanese: 友達になる (ja) (ともだちになる, tomodachi ni naru), 味方になる (ja) (みかたになる, mikata ni naru)
Korean: 친구를 사귀다 (chin'gureul sagwida)
Latin: amīcum parāre (male sg.), amīcam parāre (female sg.), amīcōs parāre (male pl.)
Maori: whakahoa
Old English: frīend wyrċan
Polish: zaprzyjaźniać się impf, zaprzyjaźnić się pf
Portuguese: fazer amigos
Romanian: a se împrieteni cu (ro)
Russian: подружи́ться (ru) pf (podružítʹsja), дружи́ть (ru) impf (družítʹ) (also: "be friends"), сдружи́ться (ru) pf (sdružítʹsja)
Serbo-Croatian:
Cyrillic: спријатељити се

Roman: sprijateljiti se (sh)
Slovak: spriateliť sa
Spanish: hacer amigos, amistar (es)
Ukrainian: подружи́тися pf (podružýtysja), здружи́тися pf (združýtysja), подружи́ти pf (podružýty), заприятелюва́ти pf (zapryjateljuváty), поприятелюва́ти pf (popryjateljuváty), заприязни́тися pf (zapryjaznýtysja), затоваришува́ти pf (zatovaryšuváty)
Vietnamese: kết bạn (vi)
Zazaki: embaz biyen

to befriend, to become closer

Arabic: صَادَقَ‎ (ar) (ṣādaqa)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 交朋友 (zh) (jiāo péngyǒu), 成朋友 (chéng péngyǒu)
Esperanto: amikiĝi
Finnish: ystävystyä (fi)
French: se lier d'amitié
German: sich anfreunden (de)
Hungarian: összebarátkozik (hu), barátságot köt
Japanese: 仲よくなる (なかよくなる, nakayoku naru), 親しむ (したしむ, shitashimu)
Maori: takahoa
Polish: zaprzyjaźniać się impf, zaprzyjaźnić się pf
Romanian: a se împrieteni (ro)
Russian: подружи́ться (ru) pf (podružítʹsja), сдружи́ться (ru) pf (sdružítʹsja), сбли́зиться (ru) pf (sblízitʹsja)
Spanish: please add this translation if you can
Zazaki: nezdı biyayen

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