Collocation Dictionary
Common collocations with familiar in American Collocation
familiar
adjective
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.
These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
What are red words?
Around 90% of spoken and written English relies on just 7,500 common words.These words are highlighted in red and are ranked using a star system.
- One-star words are commonly used
- Two-star words are even more common
- Three-star words are the most frequently used
very
She mentioned names which were all very familiar to me.
a little
Some of the stories will be vaguely familiar to you, and some may seem slightly strange.
in a strange way
The voice was squeaky and oddly familiar.
in a pleasant way
It looks subtly different yet reassuringly familiar.
immediately
Emmental, with its huge marble-sized holes, is now an instantly familiar cheese around the world.
in a bad way
We have the all too familiar situation where the evidence is made to fit the theory rather than the other way around.
We were greeted with the depressingly familiar sight of no coffee and no food.
person
Looking around the room and seeing so many familiar faces I felt suddenly at home.
place
Your recovery will be faster in familiar surroundings with the support of your family and friends.
sound
I listen to these old, familiar songs and find myself floating back in time to my youth.
something you see
The distinctive yellow and black signs for special events remain a familiar sight at the roadside.