Collocations for familiar - adj.
1. well-known
VERBS
be, feel, look, seem, smell, sound
The place felt faintly familiar to me.
The place felt faintly familiar to me.
become | make sth
ADV.
distinctly, very
The room looked distinctly familiar.
The room looked distinctly familiar.
entirely | increasingly | faintly, fairly, quite, rather, reasonably, slightly, vaguely | enough
The report''s conclusions were already familiar enough to the government.
The report''s conclusions were already familiar enough to the government.
already | immediately, instantly
His face was instantly familiar, even after all those years.
His face was instantly familiar, even after all those years.
somehow
a name that was somehow familiar
a name that was somehow familiar
curiously, disconcertingly, oddly, strangely
Her face looked strangely familiar.
Her face looked strangely familiar.
blessedly, comfortingly
The kitchen smelled warm and inviting and blessedly familiar.
The kitchen smelled warm and inviting and blessedly familiar.
all too, depressingly, horribly, painfully, sickeningly
a situation which has become all too familiar to most teachers
a situation which has become all too familiar to most teachers
PREP.
to
The name sounded vaguely familiar to her.
The name sounded vaguely familiar to her.
2. familiar with sth: having a good knowledge of sth
VERBS
be, seem | become, get, grow
I was now getting much more familiar with the local area.
I was now getting much more familiar with the local area.
ADV.
extremely, intimately, very | completely, fully, perfectly, thoroughly
You will need to be thoroughly familiar with our procedures.
You will need to be thoroughly familiar with our procedures.
increasingly | fairly, pretty, quite, reasonably | already