familiar
An attendant spirit, often in animal or demon formAn attendant spirit, often in animal or demon form.
» I am familiar with your name.
Dein Name ist mir bekannt. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Ваше имя мне знакомо. — marafon
Твоє ім'я мені знайоме. — deniko
Ваше ім'я мені знайоме. — deniko
Мені знайоме твоє ім'я. — deniko
Мені знайоме ваше ім'я. — deniko
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5 sensesAn attendant spirit, often in animal or demon form.
The witch’s familiar was a black cat.
фамилья́рfamilʹjár
фамільярfamilʹjar
a spirit (usually in animal form) that acts as an assistant to a witch or wizard
A member of a pope's or bishop's household.
a person attached to the household of a high official (as a pope or bishop) who renders service in return for support
(historical)The officer of the Inquisition who arrested suspected people.
(obsolete)A member of one's family or household.
(obsolete)A close friend.
a friend who is frequently in the company of another
Examples
531 sentencesI am familiar with your name.
Твоє ім'я мені знайоме. — deniko
ruВаше имя мне знакомо. — marafon
deDein Name ist mir bekannt. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Your face is familiar to me.
Твоє обличчя мені знайоме. — deniko
ruТвоё лицо мне знакомо. — shanghainese
This song is familiar to me.
Ця пісня мені знайома. — deniko
ruЭта песня мне знакома. — al_ex_an_der
Why does that name sound familiar?
Чому це ім'я звучить так, ніби я його знаю? — deniko
ruПочему это имя кажется мне знакомым? — marafon
The saying is quite familiar to us.
Ця приказка нам цілком знайома. — Wordowl
ruЭта поговорка нам вполне знакома. — elsteris
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English familiar, familier, from Latin familiāris (“pertaining to servants; peFrom Middle English familiar, familier, from Latin familiāris (“pertaining to servants; pertaining to the household”). By surface analysis, family + -ar. Piecewise doublet of familial. Displaced native Old English hīwcūþ.
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Forms
plural: familiarsSynonyms
5 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsCollocations
12 patterns- is familiar with
- sounds familiar
- familiar with the
- look familiar
- familiar with this
- name sounds familiar
- not familiar with
- familiar faces
- that sound familiar
- familiar with that
- this looked familiar
- look familiar to
See also
neighbours in the dictionaryDictionary text adapted from Wiktionary (Wiktionary contributors, CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet / Princeton WordNet (CC BY 4.0, WordNet License); shared under CC BY-SA 4.0. Example sentences and recordings are credited where they appear.