word-vault/dist/data/cards/fa/famous.json

A lightweight JavaScript package for English word definitions and collections.

{
    "term": "famous",
    "partOfSpeech": "adjectivenoun",
    "ox3000": true,
    "cefr": "a1",
    "definitions": [
        {
            "senseNumber": 1,
            "definition": "known about by many people",
            "sensetop": "famous for somethingfamous as something",
            "cefr": "a1",
            "ox3000": true,
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "a famous artist/actor"
                },
                {
                    "text": "The actor was one of many **famous faces** at the party."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Loch Ness is probably the most famous lake in Scotland."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Tiger Woods is one of the most **famous names** in golf."
                },
                {
                    "text": "Many **rich and famous** people have stayed at the hotel."
                },
                {
                    "text": "So this is the famous dress! *(= the one we have heard a lot about but have not seen)*."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The song was **made famous** by Frank Sinatra."
                },
                {
                    "text": "This was the book that **made her famous**."
                },
                {
                    "text": "He **became** internationally **famous** for his novels.",
                    "contextForm": "famous for something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "She was more famous as a writer than as a singer.",
                    "contextForm": "famous as something"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He was famous as both a teacher and a scientist."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The city is justly famous for its nightclubs."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The school was made famous by its association with Charles Dickens."
                },
                {
                    "text": "The town became famous for its lace."
                },
                {
                    "text": "internationally famous rock stars"
                },
                {
                    "text": "He married the daughter of a famous artist."
                },
                {
                    "text": "It's a restaurant where you often see famous faces."
                }
            ],
            "collocations": {
                "verbs": ["be", "become", "make somebody/​something"],
                "adverb": ["extremely", "fairly", "very"],
                "preposition": ["as", "for"],
                "phrases": ["rich and famous"]
            }
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": 2,
            "definition": "people who are known about by many people",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "the lifestyles of **the rich and famous**"
                }
            ]
        },
        {
            "senseNumber": null,
            "definition": "people sometimes say Famous last words! when they think somebody is being too confident about something that is going to happen",
            "labels": "(saying)",
            "examples": [
                {
                    "text": "‘Everything's under control.’ ‘Famous last words!’"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "pronunciations": {
        "uk": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈfeɪməs/",
                "audio": "fa/famous/famous__gb_1.mp3"
            }
        ],
        "us": [
            {
                "pronunciation": "/ˈfeɪməs/",
                "audio": "fa/famous/famous__us_2.mp3"
            }
        ]
    },
    "wordOrigin": "late Middle English: from Old French fameus, from Latin famosus ‘famed’, from fama."
}