friendly to vs. friendly with

[Minh]

Hi,

Can anyone tell me the difference between "friendly to" and "friendly with"?

Many thanks,

Minh

[Yankee]

Hi Mihn

This is how I would interpret those:

(be) friendly to (someone) ==> behave in a friendly manner toward someone
(be) friendly with (someone) ==> have a friendly relationship with someone
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[Minh]

Oh, thank you Amy. So, I will say: " I have been friendly with her or him or Pete or Saly." I say so because this person is my friend. And if I say: " I have been friendly to her or him or Pete or Saly," the listeners might think that I want to get to know this person, might they not? In this tag question, did I use the right form "might they not?".

Please give me your advice.

Many thanks,

Minh