befriend
verb
to become the friend of someone and treat them in a kind way
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To start a friendship
make friends
to become friends
click
verb
if two people click, they realize immediately that they like each other and understand each other
hit it off
if two people hit it off when they meet for the first time, they like each other
fall in with
to become friends with someone
take up with
to become friendly with someone, especially someone who could have a bad influence on you
get in with
to persuade someone who can help you to be your friend or to like you
cultivate
verb
to develop a friendship or relationship with someone, usually in order to get an advantage from it
strike up a friendship/conversation etc (with someone)
to start something such as a relationship or conversation with someone in an informal way
get on like a house on fire
to become good friends very quickly and have a lot to talk to each other about
vocal fry
a speech habit in which a speaker lowers their voice at the end of a sentence
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