friended

1. 1
   verb

   Simple past and past participle of friend.

   The two players friended each other after the tournament ended.

   By the time the reunion arrived, she had friended nearly everyone from her old dorm.

   Note

   A regular verb, so one form does double duty. In 'she friended him' it is the past tense, and in 'she has friended him' it is the past participle after have. Today it is used mostly for adding someone to a list of contacts on a social networking site. The older sense, to befriend or help, is obsolete. Keep it apart from the adjective meaning 'having friends', as in 'friended at court', which describes a state rather than an action.

2. 2
   adjective

   Supplied with friends; having companions or allies to rely on.

   Well-placed and friended at court, the young diplomat feared no rival.

   Friended on every side, she moved through the city without anxiety.

   Oppositefriendless

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