very+familiar

  • 1familiar with — having some knowledge about (something) We are familiar with the situation. [=we know about the situation] I m not very familiar with that area. • • • Main Entry: ↑familiar …

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  • 2familiar — fa|mil|iar [ fə mıljər ] adjective *** 1. ) well known to you or easily recognized by you: People are more relaxed in familiar surroundings. familiar to: The name Harry Potter will be familiar to many readers. vaguely familiar: His face looked… …

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  • 3familiar */*/*/ — UK [fəˈmɪlɪə(r)] / US [fəˈmɪljər] adjective 1) well known to you, or easily recognized by you People are more relaxed in familiar surroundings. familiar to: The name Harry Potter will be familiar to many readers. vaguely familiar: His face looked …

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  • 4familiar — 01. Do I know you? Your face looks really [familiar] to me. 02. Why don t you just walk around the offices, and [familiarize] yourself with the routine here before trying to get any work done today? 03. That music sounds [familiar] to me. Where… …

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  • 5familiar — fa|mil|i|ar1 W2S2 [fəˈmıliə US ər] adj [Date: 1200 1300; : Old French; Origin: familier, from Latin familia; FAMILY] 1.) someone or something that is familiar is well known to you and easy to recognize ▪ a familiar tune look/sound familiar ▪ The… …

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  • 6familiar — 1 Familiar, intimate, close, confidential, chummy, thick are comparable when meaning near to one another because of constant or frequent association, shared interests and activities, or common sympathies, or, when applied to words or acts,… …

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  • 7familiar — [fə mil′yər] adj. [ME familier < OFr < L familiaris, of a household, domestic < familia, FAMILY] 1. Archaic having to do with a family 2. friendly, informal, or intimate [to be on familiar terms] 3. too friendly; unduly intimate or bold; …

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  • 8familiar — (adj.) mid 14c., intimate, very friendly, on a family footing, from O.Fr. famelier, from L. familiaris domestic, of a household; also familiar, intimate, friendly, dissimilated from *familialis, from familia (see FAMILY (Cf. family)). The sense… …

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  • 9familiar — adj. 1 well known VERBS ▪ be, feel, look, seem, smell, sound ▪ The place felt faintly familiar to me. ▪ become …

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  • 10familiar — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. intimate, close; acquainted, well versed; common; presumptuous. n. intimate, associate; familiar spirit (see mythical deities, demon). See friend, nearness, sociality, insolence. Ant., unfamiliar,… …

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