Word: befriends
Part of speech: Verb
Syllables: be
friends
Definition: Third-person singular 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: -s
Language: en
PoS: Suffix
Meaning: Used to form the third-person singular indicative present tense of verbs.
Etymology Compounds: Affix: -es
Language: enm
Decoded: -es
Meaning: third person singular ending of verbs