familiar
/fəˈmɪliər/ adjectiveDefinition
EASY TO RECOGNIZE › easy to recognize because of being seen, met, heard, etc before: It's nice to see a few familiar faces (= people that I recognize) around here. This street doesn't look familiar to me.
be familiar with sth › to know about something or have experienced it many times before: Anyone who's familiar with his poetry will find the course easy. → Opposite unfamiliar
FRIENDLY › friendly and very informal: He doesn't like to be too familiar with his staff.
(Definition of familiar adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary
© Cambridge University Press)
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