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# famous

«famous» in Mova's school dictionary: **known by very many people** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 5 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adjective (famous, more famous, most famous)

### meaning for a pupil

1) Famous means known by very many people. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/famous/#m1)

2) Famous for something means known because of it: Paris is famous for the Eiffel Tower. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/famous/#m2)

### sense 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 →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/famous/#x1)
- Australia is famous for kangaroos. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/famous/#x2)
- The Statue of Liberty is famous all over the world. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/famous/#x3)
- A famous author visited our school. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/famous/#x4)
- Albert Einstein is a famous scientist. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/famous/#x5)
- My grandma's apple pie is famous in our street. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/famous/#x6)
- Big Ben is a famous clock in London. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/famous/#x7)
- Being famous does not make you a good person. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/famous/#x8)
- This was the famous Sindbad himself. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/famous/#x9)

### 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 the corpora

- [Own-brand food is often made in a similar way to famous brands but costs less because there is no big advertising.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/9-when-money-is-tight/14/)
- [When a famous person is ill, people online rush to guess.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/45-the-royal-family-in-the-news-a-queens-death-a-coronation-titles-lost-and-illnesses-announced/0/)
- [Death hoaxes about famous people spread fast because they are shocking; check a proper news site before believing or sharing one.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/46-tabloids-sources-close-to-and-the-photo/10/)
- [A quote stuck on a picture of a famous face is very easy to fake; look for where the person really said it.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/46-tabloids-sources-close-to-and-the-photo/13/)
- [Famous faces are used in scams; a real giveaway never asks for your password.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/adult-life/47-viral-rumours-cancellations-fakes-and-apologies/12/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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