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to pal

to pal

37 5.3
To become friends with someone and spend time together
  • verb
  • /pæl/
  • Informal
translation icon : hacerse amigo de
  • At least Sabrina still had Valerie to pal around with.
  • pal around

DeSantis, they pal around with Kitten Hill.

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Examples

  • It's nice to pal around with someone who shares your interests.

  • Let's go, pal.

    Scanner Cop II (1995)

  • It's not my fault who you choose to pal around with.

    Blog text (19)

  • I wish you'd find someone else to pal around with.

    Fiction book (1996)

  • Let's go, pal!

    Fiction book (1998)

  • After school, I love to pal around with my friends at the park.

  • I enjoy paling around with my neighbors during the weekends.

Synonyms

to get along
vsto pal
  • US
529 1.9

Have a friendly relationship with someone

describes becoming friends or starting friendly behaviour rather than ongoing harmony
to make friends
vsto pal
134 1.0

Begin to be friendly with someone

can also mean simply acting friendly without forming a lasting friendship
to befriend
vsto pal
61 3.0

To become close to someone by helping them

means becoming friendly but not necessarily helping or supporting them
to chum up
vsto pal
  • UK
1 7.7

To make friends with someone by talking and being kind

focuses on forming friendship rather than just sociable behaviour
to pal up
vsto pal
  • Informal
8.0

Become friends with someone and spend time with them

has identical meaning but is the simpler base expression
to chum
vsto pal
  • UK
5.8

To spend time with someone as a friend

focuses on becoming friends or starting friendly behaviour

Antonyms

to alienate
123 6.7

To make someone feel alone and lose support from others

to antagonize
  • US
31 7.6

To make someone angry or unfriendly

Phrasal Verbs

to pal up
  • Informal
8.0

Become friends with someone and spend time with them

Compounds

pen pal
18 2.9

A person in another country you write letters to and become friends with

best pal
  • Informal
9 1.0

A person who is your closest and most trusted friend

How Friendly

to befriend
61 3.0
to pal
  • Informal
37 5.3
to make friends
134 1.0

Surface Forms

pal infinitive
pal'd past
pal'd past participle
palling present participle
pals third person singular

Etymology

Pal as a verb comes from the same idea, from phral 'brother', so to 'pal up' is to make someone like a brother. So to pal with someone is to become friendly or make them your friend.