famous
part of speech
adjective (famous, more famous, most famous)
meaning for a pupil
1) Famous means known by very many people. tree →
2) Famous for something means known because of it: Paris is famous for the Eiffel Tower. tree →
sense in the lessons
In stories and history lessons, famous people (inventors, explorers, writers) are often the main subject. In everyday life: famous singers, footballers, landmarks. Phrases: famous for, world-famous, rich and famous, famous last words (said when someone is sure, but will be wrong).
examples
- Eliphas Lévi, the famous French Occultist, thus wrote of the "Sepher Yetzirah," in his "Histoire de la Magie," P. 54: "The Zoharis a Genesis of illumination, the Sepher Jezirah is a ladder formed of truths. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) tree →
- And of the children of Ephraim twenty thousand and eight hundred, mighty men of valour, famous men in their fathers' houses. (Writings 1CH.12.31, JPS 1917) tree →
- And the women said unto Naomi: 'Blessed be the LORD, who hath not left thee this day without a near kinsman, and let his name be famous in Israel. (Writings RUT.4.14, JPS 1917) tree →
- And these were the heads of their fathers' houses: Epher, and Ishi, and Eliel, and Azriel, and Jeremiah, and Hodaviah, and Jahdiel, mighty men of valour, famous men, heads of their fathers' houses. (Writings 1CH.5.24, JPS 1917) tree →
- She wants to be a famous singer. tree →
- Australia is famous for kangaroos. tree →
- The Statue of Liberty is famous all over the world. tree →
- A famous author visited our school. tree →
- Albert Einstein is a famous scientist. tree →
- My grandma's apple pie is famous in our street. tree →
- Big Ben is a famous clock in London. tree →
- Being famous does not make you a good person. tree →
- This was the famous Sindbad himself. tree →
note
Comparative: more famous, most famous (not «famouser»). Noun: fame. Use «famous for», not «famous of». Infamous means famous for something bad, not «not famous».
In the corpora
- And of the children of Ephraim twenty thousand and eight hundred, mighty men of valour, famous men in their fathers' houses.
- Own-brand food is often made in a similar way to famous brands but costs less because there is no big advertising.
- When a famous person is ill, people online rush to guess.
- Death hoaxes about famous people spread fast because they are shocking; check a proper news site before believing or sharing one.
- A quote stuck on a picture of a famous face is very easy to fake; look for where the person really said it.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «famous» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.