familiar
part of speech
adjective (familiar, more familiar, most familiar)
meaning for a pupil
1) Familiar means well known to you because you have seen or heard it often. tree →
2) If you are familiar with something, you know about it. tree →
3) Familiar can mean friendly and informal, sometimes too friendly. tree →
sense in the lessons
In stories, a familiar face or voice tells the reader a character recognises someone. In school, «become familiar with the times tables». Safety: even a familiar adult should not ask you to keep secrets that make you uneasy. Phrases: «look familiar», «sound familiar», «familiar with», «a familiar face».
examples
- Her face looks familiar, but I can't remember her name. tree →
- This song sounds familiar. tree →
- Are you familiar with the rules of netball? tree →
- It was nice to see a familiar face at the new school. tree →
- The streets became familiar after a week. tree →
- The smell of the bakery was warm and familiar. tree →
- Become familiar with your fire exit. tree →
- Sometimes, however, a less familiar incident occurs. tree →
note
Pattern: «familiar to» someone (known by them), «familiar with» something (knowing it). Opposite: «unfamiliar», «strange». Noun: «familiarity». In a «familiar» witch story, a familiar is a witch's animal helper (rare noun sense). Not a number word.
In the corpora
- Far ahead they saw «a glint of the familiar old river».
- or a charmer, or one that consulteth a ghost or a familiar spirit, or a necromancer.
- And Saul had put away those that divined by a ghost or a familiar spirit out of the land.
- But it was thou, a man mine equal, my companion, and my familiar friend;
- A froward man soweth strife; and a whisperer separateth familiar friends.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «familiar» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.