FAMOUS


Meaning of FAMOUS in English

adj.

VERBS

▪ be

▪ become

▪ make sb/sth

The school was made ~ by its association with Charles Dickens.

ADVERB

▪ extremely , fairly , very , etc.

▪ equally

▪ internationally (also world-famous )

internationally ~ rock stars

▪ locally

▪ justly , rightly

The city is justly ~ for its nightclubs.

PREPOSITION

▪ as

He was ~ as both a teacher and a scientist.

▪ for

The town became ~ for its lace.

PHRASES

▪ rich and ~

One day I'll be rich and ~, you'll see!

Famous is used with these nouns: ↑ actor, actress , ↑ architect , ↑ artist , ↑ author , ↑ battle , ↑ book , ↑ brand , ↑ celebrity , ↑ collection , ↑ composer , ↑ conductor , ↑ designer , ↑ example , ↑ experiment , ↑ exponent , ↑ face , ↑ father , ↑ figure , ↑ footballer , ↑ incident , ↑ inscription , ↑ landmark , ↑ maxim , ↑ monument , ↑ museum , ↑ musician , ↑ name , ↑ novel , ↑ novelist , ↑ painter , ↑ painting , ↑ passage , ↑ people , ↑ person , ↑ personality , ↑ philosopher , ↑ photograph , ↑ photographer , ↑ phrase , ↑ physicist , ↑ poem , ↑ poet , ↑ preacher , ↑ quotation , ↑ quote , ↑ remark , ↑ saying , ↑ scholar , ↑ scientist , ↑ sculptor , ↑ sight , ↑ singer , ↑ slogan , ↑ song , ↑ sportsman, sportswoman , ↑ tenor , ↑ victory , ↑ warrior , ↑ win , ↑ word , ↑ writer

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