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# unfamiliar

«unfamiliar» in Mova's judaism dictionary: **not known to you or not seen before** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

adjective

### meaning for a pupil

1) Unfamiliar means not known to you or not seen before. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/U/unfamiliar/#m1)

2) «Unfamiliar with something» means you do not know much about it. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/U/unfamiliar/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In reading lessons, pupils look up unfamiliar words in a dictionary. In safety lessons, children are warned about unfamiliar people and places, and not to go with strangers. In stories, a character in an unfamiliar place feels unsure or afraid. Phrases: «unfamiliar words», «unfamiliar with», «an unfamiliar face», «unfamiliar place».

### examples

- It is unclear if the author or editor of this section is employing Hebrew terms in a novel way, is unfamiliar with human physiology, or is using animal organs to some symbolic effect, or some combination thereof. (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/U/unfamiliar/#x1)
- Look up any unfamiliar words in the dictionary. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/U/unfamiliar/#x2)
- The new school felt unfamiliar at first. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/U/unfamiliar/#x3)
- Don't get into a car with an unfamiliar person. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/U/unfamiliar/#x4)
- I am unfamiliar with this game; can you teach me? [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/U/unfamiliar/#x5)
- An unfamiliar dog barked at us. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/U/unfamiliar/#x6)
- The street looked unfamiliar in the dark. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/U/unfamiliar/#x7)
- The mistake of our trying unfamiliar tasks is soon seen! [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/U/unfamiliar/#x8)

### note

Adjective; «un-» + «familiar» (one m, one l, ends in -iar). Use «unfamiliar with» + thing. Opposite: «familiar». An unfamiliar person is a stranger, but strangers are not always dangerous; follow safety rules.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «unfamiliar» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/U/unfamiliar/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.