Collocations for "friendly"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "friendly" in context.
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friendly
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.adj
- a friendly [person, man, woman, child, boy, girl]
- a friendly [teacher, boss, coworker, director, principal]
- a friendly [reception, greeting, smile, welcome, hug]
- a friendly [vibe, feel, atmosphere]
- friendly [way, approach, service]
- a friendly [local, passerby, onlooker, resident]
- some friendly [advice, tips]
- a friendly word of [advice, warning]
- (just) a friendly reminder [to, that]
- is being very friendly [to, towards] me
- I'm just trying to be friendly!
- the [pet, dog, cat] was being friendly
- a friendly [match, game, tournament]
- [killed, shot] by friendly fire
- that [was, wasn't] very friendly (of them)
- not a [very, terribly] friendly thing to say
- UK, sport: played a friendly against [Mexico]
- [eat, try] frog legs
- UK, sport: pre- [season, tournament, championship] friendlies
- UK, sport: played a friendly against [Mexico]
- a friendly [person, man, woman, child, boy, girl]
- [eat, try] frog legs
- a friendly [teacher, boss, coworker, director, principal]
- UK, sport: pre- [season, tournament, championship] friendlies
- a friendly [reception, greeting, smile, welcome, hug]
- a friendly [vibe, feel, atmosphere]
- friendly [way, approach, service]
- a friendly [local, passerby, onlooker, resident]
- some friendly [advice, tips]
- a friendly word of [advice, warning]
- (just) a friendly reminder [to, that]
- is being very friendly [to, towards] me
- I'm just trying to be friendly!
- the [pet, dog, cat] was being friendly
- a friendly [match, game, tournament]
- [killed, shot] by friendly fire
- that [was, wasn't] very friendly (of them)
- not a [very, terribly] friendly thing to say
- [reader-, visitor-, user-, environmentally-] friendly
- a user-friendly [device, screen, interface, application]
'friendly' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
address
- affectionate
- atmosphere
- attentive
- attitude
- banter
- being
- cheerful
- climate
- easy-going
- easygoing
- familiar
- farewell
- fire
- folk
- ghost
- greeting
- hello
- informal
- injure
- inquisitive
- intimate
- kid
- lame
- layout
- local
- maintenance
- overly
- package
- part
- pat
- pedestrian
- person
- pet
- printer
- relationship
- reminder
- response
- seem
- settlement
- shy
- slap
- smile
- sort
- spirit
- supervisor
- touch
- user
- warm
- wheelchair