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• friendly — I UK [ˈfren(d)lɪ] / US adjective Word forms friendly : adjective friendly comparative friendlier superlative friendliest *** Metaphor: A friendly relationship between people is like warm, sunny weather. When people are unfriendly towards one… …   English dictionary

• friendly — friend|ly1 W3S2 [ˈfrendli] adj comparative friendlier superlative friendliest 1.) behaving towards someone in a way that shows you like them and are ready to talk to them or help them ≠ ↑unfriendly ▪ a friendly smile ▪ I ve found a great pub good …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• friendly — 1 / frendli/ adjective 1 behaving towards someone in a way that shows you like them and are ready to talk to them or help them: She s cheerful and friendly the whole time. | a friendly smile (+to/towards): The local people are always friendly to… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• friendly*/*/ — [ˈfren(d)li] adj 1) someone who is friendly is always pleasant and helpful towards other people Ant: unfriendly He will be remembered as a kind, friendly person.[/ex] The local people were very friendly towards us.[/ex] See: sympathetic 2) if you …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• towards */*/*/ — UK [təˈwɔː(r)dz] / US [təˈwɔrdz] preposition 1) in a particular direction used for saying in which direction someone or something is going, facing, or looking a stream of traffic speeding towards West London I saw Joanna hurrying towards me along …   English dictionary

• towards*/*/*/ — [təˈwɔːdz] preposition 1) going, facing, or looking in a particular direction I saw Joanna hurrying towards me.[/ex] Victor was standing with his back towards me.[/ex] a path leading towards the river[/ex] 2) used when saying how you feel about… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• cold-shoulder someone — cold shoulder (someone) give (someone) the cold shoulder to behave towards someone in a way that is not at all friendly, sometimes for reasons that this person does not understand. After their argument, Peter cold shouldered Jonathan for the rest …   New idioms dictionary

• give someone the cold shoulder — give (someone) the cold shoulder to behave towards someone in a way that is not at all friendly, sometimes for reasons that this person does not understand. What have I done to him? He gave me the cold shoulder the whole evening at the party …   New idioms dictionary

• keep someone sweet — To ensure that someone remains well disposed towards one • • • Main Entry: ↑sweet * * * keep someone sweet informal phrase to do good things for someone so that they will continue to support you or to be friendly to you They want to keep us sweet …   Useful english dictionary

• term*/*/*/ — [tɜːm] noun I 1) [C] a word or phrase that is used for referring to or describing someone or something a technical/medical term[/ex] 2) terms [plural] used for saying which aspects of something you are considering or including In practical terms …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• on speaking terms — see under ↑term • • • Main Entry: ↑speak on speaking terms 1. Friendly enough to speak to each other 2. Well enough acquainted to speak • • • Main Entry: ↑term * * * on speaking terms often in negatives …   Useful english dictionary