if you know somebody/something intimately, you know them/it in a very detailed and complete way. They were intimately familiar with the US laws and regulations. an area of the country that he knew intimately.
What does it mean if something is familiar?
1 : closely acquainted : intimate a familiar family friend. 2 obsolete : affable, sociable. 3a : of or relating to a family remembering past familiar celebrations. b : frequented by families a familiar resort. 4a : being free and easy the familiar association of old friends.
Is it to familiar or too familiar?
Too familiar, as: Exceedingly common or ordinary. Overfamiliar sayings.
Does intimately mean very closely?
Intimate means being close. A small restaurant is called intimate because you’re sitting close to the other people, and your best friends are considered your intimate friends. This adjective can mean very friendly, or very personal or private.
How do you use intimately in a sentence?
with great or especially intimate knowledge.
- The history of tobacco growing is intimately associated with colonialism and slavery.
- He knew the town intimately.
- Property and equities are intimately connected in Hong Kong.
- She was intimately involved in the project.
- The two aspects are intimately connected.
What is another word for intimately?
In this page you can discover 20 synonyms, antonyms, idiomatic expressions, and related words for intimately, like: closely, personally, informally, in-detail, openly, lovingly, familiarly, nearly, privately, without reserve and off-the-record.
Why does someone feel familiar?
At some point in our lives, we all feel that some strangers feel so familiar or we think that we have seen them somewhere. This is because our brain can recognize a person in just thousandths of a second. Not only that it even forms its first impression and retain the features of that face in that fraction of the time.
