famous
adjective (famous, more famous, most famous)
Everyday
- Famous means known by very many people. tree →
- Famous for something means known because of it: Paris is famous for the Eiffel Tower. tree →
In the lessons
In stories and history lessons, famous people (inventors, explorers, writers) are often the main subject. In everyday life: famous singers, footballers, landmarks. Phrases: famous for, world-famous, rich and famous, famous last words (said when someone is sure, but will be wrong).
Examples
- She wants to be a famous singer. tree →
- Australia is famous for kangaroos. tree →
- The Statue of Liberty is famous all over the world. tree →
- A famous author visited our school. tree →
- Albert Einstein is a famous scientist. tree →
- My grandma's apple pie is famous in our street. tree →
- Big Ben is a famous clock in London. tree →
- Being famous does not make you a good person. tree →
- This was the famous Sindbad himself. tree →
Note
Comparative: more famous, most famous (not «famouser»). Noun: fame. Use «famous for», not «famous of». Infamous means famous for something bad, not «not famous».
In Jewish tradition
In stories and history lessons, famous people (inventors, explorers, writers) are often the main subject. In everyday life: famous singers, footballers, landmarks. Phrases: famous for, world-famous, rich and famous, famous last words (said when someone is sure, but will be wrong).
Examples
- Eliphas Lévi, the famous French Occultist, thus wrote of the "Sepher Yetzirah," in his "Histoire de la Magie," P. 54: "The Zoharis a Genesis of illumination, the Sepher Jezirah is a ladder formed of truths. (Sefer Yetzirah, Westcott 1893) tree →
- And of the children of Ephraim twenty thousand and eight hundred, mighty men of valour, famous men in their fathers' houses. (Writings 1CH.12.31, JPS 1917) tree →
- And the women said unto Naomi: 'Blessed be the LORD, who hath not left thee this day without a near kinsman, and let his name be famous in Israel. (Writings RUT.4.14, JPS 1917) tree →
- And these were the heads of their fathers' houses: Epher, and Ishi, and Eliel, and Azriel, and Jeremiah, and Hodaviah, and Jahdiel, mighty men of valour, famous men, heads of their fathers' houses. (Writings 1CH.5.24, JPS 1917) tree →
Note
Comparative: more famous, most famous (not «famouser»). Noun: fame. Use «famous for», not «famous of». Infamous means famous for something bad, not «not famous».
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