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# friendly

«friendly» in Mova's school dictionary: **Kind and pleasant to others; behaving like a friend** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adjective (friendly, friendlier, friendliest); noun (a friendly — a friendly match, UK)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Kind and pleasant to others; behaving like a friend. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/friendly/#m1)

2) Of an animal: gentle and not likely to attack. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/friendly/#m2)

3) Not harmful to something: eco-friendly, child-friendly, user-friendly. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/friendly/#m3)

4) A noun (UK sport): a match that is not part of a competition. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/friendly/#m4)

### sense in the lessons

In manners lessons: being friendly — smile, say hello, include others, share. In safety: a friendly-seeming stranger is still a stranger; a dog that looks friendly may still bite — ask the owner before stroking. In science: «environmentally friendly» choices like recycling. Phrases: friendly to someone, be friendly with, friendly face, eco-friendly, child-friendly, user-friendly, a friendly match.

### examples

- Our new neighbours are very friendly. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/friendly/#x1)
- Always ask the owner if a dog is friendly before you stroke it. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/friendly/#x2)
- She gave me a friendly smile. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/friendly/#x3)
- A friendly face helps when you are new. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/friendly/#x4)
- Recycling is eco-friendly. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/friendly/#x5)
- The museum is child-friendly. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/friendly/#x6)
- A stranger may seem friendly, but don't go anywhere with them. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/friendly/#x7)
- We played a friendly against the other school. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/friendly/#x8)
- In comfortable rooms they encounter hospitality and friendly faces. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/friendly/#x9)

### note

It ends in -ly but is an adjective, not an adverb: «He is friendly» (not «He talked friendly» — say «in a friendly way»). Comparisons: friendlier, friendliest. Opposite: unfriendly.

### In the corpora

- [A welcome card from new neighbours is a friendly hello, and getting on with neighbours makes life easier.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/10-moving-house-and-renting-a-home/18/)
- [A friendly word early stops a big row later.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/33-neighbours-the-council-rules-and-fairness/6/)
- [Neighbours sometimes disagree about hedges, fences, noise or rubbish, and most disputes are solved by a friendly chat.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/33-neighbours-the-council-rules-and-fairness/10/)
- [Newcomers are busy and tired; the friendly thing is to say hello first instead of deciding they are «stuck up».](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/41-our-street-who-parked-where-and-who-won-what/25/)
- [Breakfast-show presenters are paid professionals working from a running order and an earpiece; the friendly chat is planned.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/53-breakfast-and-chat-shows-celebrity-gossip-on-the-sofa/9/)

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «friendly» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/friendly/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.