make friendly
make friendly verb: to act in a friendly or conciliatory way.
Verb
make friendly (third-person singular simple present makes friendly, present participle making friendly, simple past and past participle made friendly)
- To act in a friendly or conciliatory way.
- What surprised me most, though, was the way the gals hung round for free tickets. ¶ They didn’t make any bones of it, but come up and made friendly with me the easiest I ever experienced. It was so sorter onusual that it took me quite a spell to git used to their sociable ways.1887, William Timothy Call, Josh Hayseed in New York, New York: Exceslsior, page 78
- “Here you have the word friendly,” the teacher said, pointing to another red-pencil wound. “You said, ‘dog and cat can not make friendly.’ We do not used that word in that way.”1970, Joanne Greenberg, chapter 10, in In the Sign, New York: Avon, published 1972, page 120
Examples of make friendly in a sentence
- She told them, the first time they came up to her to make friendly, that Blossom made her want to throw up.1996, Cynthia Voigt, chapter 2, in Bad Girls, New York: Scholastic, page 49:
- He tried to make friendly with some black guys who were new to the neighborhood but got limp handshakes and ice-cool eyes in return.2004, George Pelecanos, Hard Revolution, Waterville, Maine: Thorndike Press, Part 1, Chapter Eleven:
Forms of make friendly
| third-person singular present | makes friendly |
|---|---|
| present participle | making friendly |
| past participle | made friendly |
| past | made friendly |
Questions about make friendly
- What does make friendly mean?
- Make friendly means to act in a friendly or conciliatory way.
- How do you use make friendly in a sentence?
- She told them, the first time they came up to her to make friendly, that Blossom made her want to throw up.
- What part of speech is make friendly?
- Make friendly is a verb.
- What is the past tense of make friendly?
- The past tense of make friendly is made friendly.
Words near make friendly in the dictionary
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