Meaning of friendly | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A place name:
2. A suburban settlement just west of Sowerby Bridge, Metropolitan Borough of Calderdale, West Yorkshire, England (OS grid ref SE0524).
3. A game which is of no consequence in terms of ranking, betting, etc.
4. A census-designated place in Prince George's County, Maryland, United States.
5. A person or entity on the same side as one's own in a conflict.
6. A neighbourhood of Eugene, Lane County, Oregon, United States.
7. A town in Tyler County, West Virginia, United States.
8. A surname.

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Examples

“This match is merely a friendly, so don't worry too much about it.”

“Brazil provided a different test from Germany and gave England lessons Southgate will store before he gets his squad together again for friendlies against the Netherlands in Amsterdam and at home to Italy in March.”

“These were speedily routed by the friendlies, who attacked the small force before them in fine style.”

“You see, the mission of almost every teenage girl on the loose is to first identify the targets, just like a war. These include the primary objective (the boy), the enemy (other girls), the friendlies (sympathetic girl friends and the boy's family), and unfriendlies (other boys).”

“"What's coming?" "Dunno yet. Cindy! Active scanning! Pulse hard, but don't cook any friendlies."”

“Reports from SMS Kaiser indicate scouting destroyers attacked and destroyed a large submarine to the north. Hipper orders the destroyers to be more careful; the High Seas Fleet is approaching the U-boat patrol line, and he has a feeling they've just sunk a friendly.”

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