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# amicable

adjective (amicable); adverb (amicably)

«amicable» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Amicable means friendly and without arguments, especially when people could have argued. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/amicable/#m1)
2. (law, formal) An amicable agreement or divorce is settled calmly, with both sides agreeing. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/amicable/#m2)

### In the lessons

In stories and news about disagreements: an «amicable split» means people parted calmly. In family life a child may hear that parents had an «amicable divorce». Phrases: «amicable agreement», «amicable relationship», «settle amicably», «part amicably».

### Examples

- The two teams had an amicable chat after the match. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/amicable/#x1)
- My parents' divorce was amicable, and they are still friends. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/amicable/#x2)
- We reached an amicable agreement to share the swing. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/amicable/#x3)
- The neighbours settled the fence argument amicably. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/amicable/#x4)
- The band split up on amicable terms. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/amicable/#x5)
- It is better to sort out problems in an amicable way. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/amicable/#x6)
- These amicable relations between the brothers were, however, sometimes interrupted. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/amicable/#x7)

### Note

Formal; everyday: «friendly». Use «an»: an amicable agreement. Not the same as «amiable» (pleasant, good-natured, about a person), though close.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «amicable» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/A/amicable/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«amicable» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/amicable.html) on Mova free.