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# famously

«famously» in Mova's school dictionary: **well known; as many people know** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 1 sentence of Mova's corpora that use it.

### part of speech

adverb (famously)

### meaning for a pupil

1) In a way that is well known; as many people know. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/famously/#m1)

2) (informal, old-fashioned) Very well: «get on famously» means get along very well. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/famously/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In history and science texts: «Newton famously watched an apple fall» — introduces a well-known fact or story. In everyday talk: «The two puppies get on famously» means they are great friends.

### examples

- Isaac Newton famously wondered why the apple fell. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/famously/#x1)
- The two cousins got on famously at the party. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/famously/#x2)
- Australia is famously home to kangaroos. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/famously/#x3)
- The ship famously hit an iceberg. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/famously/#x4)
- She famously said, "Never give up!" [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/famously/#x5)
- Cats are famously independent. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/famously/#x6)
- He took the thick cord, and tied her up with it famously. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/F/famously/#x7)

### note

From famous. «Get on/along famously» is informal and a bit old-fashioned. «Famously» facts can sometimes be myths — check them.

### In the corpora

- [On April 1st news websites and companies often publish joke stories; in 1957 the BBC famously showed spaghetti «growing on trees».](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/school/everyday/334-pranks-april-fools-adverts-and-too-good-offers/3/)

### Trees and pragmatics

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