famous

Definition

  • adjective: known or recognized by very many people
  • adjective: widely known
  • often + 'for' or 'as'
  • synonyms: transcendent, illustrious, remarkable

Examples

  • The hotel is 'famous as' the place where the treaty was signed.

  • a 'famous' entertainer/explorer/athlete/politician

  • The hotel is (justly) 'famous for' its luxury.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) - Who? - al-Baluchi, my courier for the "Sheik" Okay, so you're telling me, all the other brothers are wrong. And there's some famous "Baluchi" guy, working for you and bin Laden, that I've never even heard of. - Why should you have heard of him? - What does this Baluchi guy look like? (..)
    2012 Zero Dark Thirty