famously

«famously» in Mova's school dictionary: well known; as many people know — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

adverb (famously)

meaning for a pupil

1) In a way that is well known; as many people know. tree →

2) (informal, old-fashioned) Very well: «get on famously» means get along very well. tree →

sense in the lessons

In history and science texts: «Newton famously watched an apple fall» — introduces a well-known fact or story. In everyday talk: «The two puppies get on famously» means they are great friends.

examples

• Isaac Newton famously wondered why the apple fell. tree →
• The two cousins got on famously at the party. tree →
• Australia is famously home to kangaroos. tree →
• The ship famously hit an iceberg. tree →
• She famously said, "Never give up!" tree →
• Cats are famously independent. tree →
• He took the thick cord, and tied her up with it famously. tree →

note

From famous. «Get on/along famously» is informal and a bit old-fashioned. «Famously» facts can sometimes be myths — check them.

In the corpora

• On April 1st news websites and companies often publish joke stories; in 1957 the BBC famously showed spaghetti «growing on trees».

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «famously» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.