make friends

idiom

: to become someone's friend

Sometimes it is hard for children to make new friends.

—often + with

She's very good at making friends with people from all walks of life.

Examples of make friends in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Every person there wanted to make friends with each other, no judgement and was happy to help you. —Steve Baltin, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025

Whether to get some space from his inanity, be able to spend more time with her ex-boyfriend, or simply encourage him to be a person, Tammy urges Craig to make friends with Austin (Paul Rudd), the affable evening news weatherman who moves in down the street. —Paul A. Thompson, Pitchfork, 22 May 2025

The feral but resourceful Lilo struggles to make friends, and wishes for a companion on a shooting star. —Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 22 May 2025

Vera, or Faith’s titular protagonist is struggling to make friends at school and worried that her Russian immigrant dad and her WASP-y stepmom are hurtling towards divorce. —Shannon Carlin, Time, 22 May 2025

Rhymes for make friends

• apprehends
• comprehends
• condescends
• dividends
• recommends
• amends
• appends
• ascends
• attends
• befriends
• boyfriends
• commends