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# friendly

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

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

## Everyday

1. Kind and pleasant to others; behaving like a friend. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/friendly/#m1)
2. Of an animal: gentle and not likely to attack. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/friendly/#m2)
3. Not harmful to something: eco-friendly, child-friendly, user-friendly. [tree →](https://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://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/friendly/#m4)

### 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://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://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/friendly/#x2)
- She gave me a friendly smile. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/friendly/#x3)
- A friendly face helps when you are new. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/friendly/#x4)
- Recycling is eco-friendly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/friendly/#x5)
- The museum is child-friendly. [tree →](https://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://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/friendly/#x7)
- We played a friendly against the other school. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/friendly/#x8)
- In comfortable rooms they encounter hospitality and friendly faces. [tree →](https://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 Jewish tradition

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

- The late Madame Blavatsky, my esteemed teacher of Theosophy, and my personal friend, at whose suggestion a friendly alliance between the Hermetic Order of the G. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/friendly/#x1)
- The late Madame Blavatsky, my esteemed teacher of Theosophy, and my personal friend, at whose sugges- tion a friendly alliance between the Hermetic Order of the G. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/F/friendly/#x2)

### 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.

## On Mova

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