Collocations for "familiar"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "familiar" in context.
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familiar
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.adj
- a familiar [sound, voice, name, face, sight, scene, refrain]
- the familiar [sound] of
- a familiar [example, concept, situation]
- a familiar and [friendly, kind] voice
- am on familiar ground
- [be on, converse in] familiar terms
- [write, present] in a familiar style
- follows a familiar [pattern, course, path]
- see [some, a lot of, all the old] familiar faces
- it [seems, looks, sounds] familiar
- doesn't sound familiar
- the [book, name, song] sounds familiar (to me)
- familiar to [me, everyone, most, all, some]
- familiar in some [ways, aspects]
- familiar and [comforting, easy, confident]
- are you familiar with [her work, his music, them]?
- I'm (afraid I'm) not familiar with [her work]
- familiar with [politics, football, editing, translating, her]
- don't get too familiar (with)
- [was, started] getting overly familiar with
- familiar (and colloquial) language
- a witch and her familiar
- the witch's familiar
- is a familiar of mine
- is one of my familiars
- familiars and fairies
'familiar' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
address
- become
- dashboard
- definition
- dynamic
- environment
- especially
- expression
- face
- individual
- nuance
- overly
- place
- refrain
- ring
- sound
- surrounding
- thoroughly
- too
- tune
- wedding