familiar

Universal Words adjective 1 ~ (to sb) well known to you; often seen or heard and therefore easy to recognize: to look / sound / taste familiar * He's a familiar figure in the neighbourhood. * The smell is very familiar to everyone who lives near a bakery. * Something about her voice was vaguely familiar. * Violent attacks are becoming all too familiar (= sadly familiar). * I couldn't see any familiar faces in the room. OPPUNFAMILIAR 2 ~ with sth knowing sth very well: an area with which I had been familiar since childhood * By now you will be familiar with the one-way system in the centre of town. * Are you familiar with the computer software they use? OPPUNFAMILIAR 3 ~ (with sb) (of a person's behaviour) very informal, sometimes in a way that is unpleasant: You seem to be on very familiar terms with your tutor. * After a few drinks her boss started getting too familiar for her liking.