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familiar
UK /fəˈmɪl.i.ə/ US /fəˈmɪl.jɚ/
noun 5adj 4
Collocations
22(adj.) well-known
VERBS
be, feel, look, seem, smell, sound
That song sounds familiar, but I can't remember the artist's name.
become | make sth
ADV
distinctly, very
The old song sounded very familiar when I heard it on the radio this morning.
entirely | increasingly | faintly, fairly, quite, rather, reasonably, slightly, vaguely
enough
After visiting the museum three times, the exhibits were familiar enough that she could guide her friends around.
already
immediately, instantly
The melody sounded immediately familiar when she heard it on the radio.
somehow
That old song sounds somehow familiar, though I can't remember where I heard it.
curiously, disconcertingly, oddly, strangely
The old melody sounded oddly familiar, though I couldn't remember where I'd heard it before.
blessedly, comfortingly
After months abroad, hearing my mother's voice on the phone was comfortingly familiar.
all too, depressingly, horribly, painfully, sickeningly
The sound of ambulance sirens outside our apartment has become all too familiar this year.
PREP
to
The faces in the old photograph were becoming more familiar to me as I studied them carefully.
(adj.) familiar with sth: having a good knowledge of sth
VERBS
be, seem
become, get, grow
As you spend more time here, you'll grow familiar with all the staff members.
ADV
extremely, intimately, very
completely, fully, perfectly, thoroughly
My sister is completely familiar with the city because she lived there for ten years.
increasingly | fairly, pretty, quite, reasonably | already
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