Meaning of familiar | Babel Free
fəˈmɪl.i.əDefinitions
- known
- Known to one, or generally known; commonplace.
- well-known, famous, renowned
- Acquainted.
- Intimate or friendly.
- acquaintance, known person
- Of or pertaining to a family; familial.
- friend
Equivalents
Examples
“There’s a familiar face⟳; that tune⟳ sounds familiar.”
“The story struck the depressingly familiar note⟳ with which true stories ring⟳ in the tried ears of experienced policemen. No one queried it. It was in the classic pattern of human weakness, mean⟳ and embarrassing and sad.”
“Plastics are energy-rich substances, which is why many of them burn so readily. Any organism that could unlock⟳ and use⟳ that energy would do well in the Anthropocene. Terrestrial bacteria and fungi which can manage⟳ this trick⟳ are already familiar to experts in the field.”
“I'm quite familiar with this system; she's not familiar with manual gears.”
“We are on familiar terms now; our neighbour is not familiar”
“Don’t be familiar with me, boy!”
“Be thou familiar; but by no meanes vulgar:[…]”
“1822, Lord Byron, Werner familiar feuds”
CEFR level
B1
Intermediate
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
This word is part of the CEFR B1 vocabulary — intermediate level.
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