Friendly with vs Friendly to

Both 'friendly with' and 'friendly to' are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'Friendly with' is used to describe a relationship between two people or groups, indicating a mutual feeling of friendliness. 'Friendly to' is used to describe how someone behaves towards others, showing kindness or warmth.

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Friendly with

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to describe a relationship between two people or groups.

Use 'friendly with' to describe a positive relationship between individuals or groups where there is mutual friendliness and goodwill.

Examples:

She is friendly with all her coworkers.
The two countries have always been friendly with each other.
He is friendly with everyone he meets.

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Don't get too friendly with Semensky.
You know, just being friendly with a fellow traveler.
Friendly with company promoter Harry J Lawson Sturmey invested heavily in and became closely associated with Daimler and was a director and deputy chairman.
Becoming friendly with that boy down there.
He's awfully friendly with that photographer.
You seem very friendly with my daughter, Mr Bloom.
Albert thinks I'm too friendly with you.
Meanwhile, she has become friendly with Professor Willoughby.
I'm sure you're very friendly with all the ladies.
I'm pretty friendly with most of the customers.
That's right, you get friendly with the mop.
He thinks you're getting a little too friendly with the Gentiles.
I was friendly with all the kids up there.
He seems pretty friendly with the Germans.
He also became friendly with Alexandra Kollontai.
I find it's good business to be friendly with the local commanders.
Ambiance: Nice and friendly with well dressed clients.
In Paris he became friendly with Alexander Calder, Stuart Davis, and Jules Pascin.
The atmosphere is relaxed and friendly with live music at the weekend.
Mexico's playing a friendly with Honduras.

Alternatives:

on friendly terms with
amiable with
cordial with
affable with
sociable with

Friendly to

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to describe how someone behaves towards others, showing kindness or warmth.

Use 'friendly to' to describe someone's behavior or attitude towards others, indicating kindness, warmth, or a welcoming demeanor.

Examples:

She is always friendly to strangers.
He was friendly to everyone at the party.
The staff are friendly to all customers.

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Thais are friendly to foreigners, Westerners called farangs.
Besides that, 100mW output power is beneficial and friendly to environment.
Just being friendly to somebody who's new in town.
Trying to find anybody that may be friendly to an American.
Just being friendly to somebody who's new in town.
They don't look too friendly to me.
He was friendly to me as no man ever was.
You always friendly to confessed killers?
The chance for half-siblings to be friendly to each other.
Never seen you be so friendly to another creature.
See, there was a time this town wasn't too friendly to all its citizens.
Suppose some of them remember he was friendly to them.
Russia, however, was very friendly to him.
This isn't very friendly to beginners.
All this brings a cozy feeling and friendly to the nature.
Family friendly to the environment, even small children can üdülhet us.
Show a bit of gratitude next time people are trying to be friendly to you.
It would help if you were a little more friendly to them.
Crowd outside, they friendly to you?
Friendly to lakes and streams, like you like.

Alternatives:

kind to
welcoming to
warm to
affable to
cordial to

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