transcription, транскрипция: [ fæmɪli ]
( families)
Frequency: The word is one of the 700 most common words in English.
1.
A family is a group of people who are related to each other, especially parents and their children.
There’s room in there for a family of five...
His family are completely behind him, whatever he decides...
To him the family is the core of society...
Does he have any family?
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2.
When people talk about a family , they sometimes mean children.
They decided to start a family.
...couples with large families.
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3.
When people talk about their family , they sometimes mean their ancestors.
Her family came to Los Angeles at the turn of the century.
...the history of mental illness in the family.
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4.
You can use family to describe things that belong to a particular family.
He returned to the family home...
I was working in the family business.
ADJ : ADJ n
5.
You can use family to describe things that are designed to be used or enjoyed by both parents and children.
It had been designed as a family house...
A wedding is a family event.
ADJ : ADJ n
6.
A family of animals or plants is a group of related species.
...foods in the cabbage family, such as Brussels sprouts.
N-COUNT : with supp