Word: befriending
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: be
frien
ding
Definition: Present participle of befriend; become friends with
Morphemes:
Affix: be-
Language: en
PoS: Prefix
Meaning: Forming verbs derived from nouns or adjectives, usually with the sense of "to make, become, or cause to be".
Affix: friend
Language: en
PoS: Verb
Meaning: To act as a friend to, to befriend; to be friendly to, to help.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: free
Language: enm
Decoded: free
PoS: Adjective
Meaning: Generous; liberal.
Affix: -and
Language: enm
Decoded: -and
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the present participle of verbs, equivalent to -ing.
Affix: -ing
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form present participles of verbs.