familiar

adjective49 collocationsAvg. frequency: 7.1

To a high degree of familiarity.

To a very high degree of familiarity.

Not clearly remembered or known.

To a moderate degree of familiarity.

Used to express that something is unpleasantly familiar.

Recognizable at once.

Quite familiar, to a satisfactory degree.

Recognizable without any delay.

Familiar in an unusual or surprising way.

Slightly or vaguely familiar.

Familiar in a strange way.

Familiar in a strange and frightening way.

Informal way of saying 'very familiar'.

Familiar in a strange or unexpected way.

Familiar in a way that causes emotional pain.

Familiar in a way that is beautiful but sad and hard to forget.

Familiar in a very unpleasant or shocking way.

Familiar in a way that causes sadness.

Familiar to a disgusting or extremely unpleasant degree.

Having full knowledge of something.

Having complete knowledge of something.

Having very detailed and complete knowledge of something.

Having a very close and detailed knowledge of something.

Often used in negative sentences to mean 'not at all familiar'.

Used to state that something is known or recognized.

To give the impression of being known or recognized through sound.

To appear to be known or recognized through sight.

To give a general impression of being known or recognized.

To give the impression of being known or recognized through feeling.

To change from an unknown state to a known state.

To give the impression of being known or recognized through smell.

To cause something to become well-known.

To have a good knowledge of something.

To learn about something so that you have a good knowledge of it.

To learn about something; more informal than 'become'.

To appear to have a good knowledge of something.

To gradually learn about something over time.

Indicates the person or group who recognizes something.