familiar

Từ điển Việt Anh Việt 4in1 - English Vietnamese 4 in 1 Dictionary

I.fa‧mil‧i‧ar¹ S3 W2 /fəˈmɪliə $ -ər/ BrE AmE adjective
[Word Family: noun: ↑familiarity ≠ ↑unfamiliarity, ↑family, ↑familiarization; adjective: ↑familiar ≠ ↑unfamiliar, ↑familial; verb: ↑familiarize; adverb: ↑familiarly]
[Date: 1200-1300; Language: Old French; Origin: familier, from Latin familia; ⇨ ↑family]
1. someone or something that is familiar is well-known to you and easy to recognize:
a familiar tune
look/sound familiar
The voice on the phone sounded familiar.
familiar to
The signs of drug addiction are familiar to most doctors.
It was a relief to be back in familiar surroundings.
Beggars on the street are becoming a familiar sight.
This kind of situation was all too familiar (=very familiar) to John.
Her face seems vaguely familiar, but I can’t quite place her.
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In everyday English, people often say that they know something rather than saying it is familiar:
▪ The name of the restaurant was not familiar to me. ➔ I didn't know the name of the restaurant.
2. be familiar with something to have a good knowledge or understanding of something:
Are you familiar with this type of machine?
I’m not familiar with her poetry.
3. be on familiar terms with somebody to know someone well and be able to talk to them in an informal way:
He’s on familiar terms with all the teachers.
4. talking to someone as if you know them well although you do not
familiar with
I thought he was being a bit familiar with my wife.
5. informal and friendly in speech, writing etc:
The novel is written in an easy familiar style.
⇨ ↑familiarly
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THESAURUS
▪ be familiar with something to have a good knowledge or understanding of something, because you have used it, read about it etc before: Before the interview, make sure you are familiar with the company’s main products. | It will take a little while to become familiar with the new software.
▪ be used to something (also be accustomed to something formal) to have experienced something before, so that it no longer seems surprising, difficult, strange etc: I’m used to eating spicy food. | Jay found the job hard to begin with, but he soon got used to it. | Consumers have grown accustomed (=become accustomed)to having a lot of choice. | Our staff are accustomed to dealing with the needs of foreign clients.
▪ be at home with something to feel happy and confident about doing or using something, especially because you have had a lot of practice: Tom’s lived in Moscow for 20 years and he’s completely at home with the language. | It takes a few weeks for people to feel at home with the system.
▪ be comfortable with something/somebody to feel relaxed and not worried about doing something or being with someone: We’re all becoming increasingly comfortable with buying things online. | The activities are intended to help new students feel more comfortable with each other..
II.familiar² BrE AmE noun [countable]
a cat or other animal that lives with a ↑witch and has magical powers

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◎	[fə'miljə]
※	tính từ
	■	(familiar with something) biết rõ cái gì; quen thuộc
		☆	Facts with which every student is familiar
			Những sự việc mà mọi sinh viên đều biết rõ
		☆	I am not very familiar with place-names in this region
			Tôi không rành các địa danh ở vùng này lắm
	■	(familiar to somebody) thường trông thấy hoặc thường nghe thấy; quen thuộc
		☆	Familiar addresses
			các địa chỉ quen thuộc
		☆	The familiar voices of one's friends
			Những giọng nói quen thuộc của bạn bè
		☆	These tricks are very familiar to me; I am very familiar with these tricks
			những mánh khoé này quá quen thuộc đối với tôi, tôi chẳng lạ gì những mánh khoé này
		☆	Facts that are familiar to every student
			Những sự việc quen thuộc với mọi sinh viên
	■	(familiar with somebody) thân thiết, thân tình
		☆	They smile to me in a familiar way
			Họ cười với tôi một cách thân mật
		☆	I'm on familiar terms with their father
			Tôi có quan hệ thân tình với cha họ
	■	(familiar with somebody) suồng sã; cợt nhã
		☆	The children are too familiar with their teacher
			Bọn trẻ quá suồng sã với thầy của chúng
	■	lang chạ
		☆	he likes to be familiar with widows
			hắn thích lang chạ với những bà goá chồng
※	danh từ
	■	bạn thân hoặc thần linh quen thuộc
		☆	a witch's familiar
			thần linh quen thuộc của mụ phù thủy

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  intimate, conversant(p), familiar(p), familiar spirit, companion, comrade, fellow, associate
• Từ trái nghĩa / Antonyms:
  strange, unusual, unfamiliar