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Hi Lika,
Famous means well known. Everybody knows Venice - that's why it is famous - well known.
Alan
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| #3 (permalink) Fri Feb 17, 2006 7:47 am What does famous mean? |
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| #4 (permalink) Fri Feb 17, 2006 9:24 am Famous |
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Hi Evren,
Famous for has the sense of well known for and for in this sense means because of/on account of.
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| #5 (permalink) Fri Feb 29, 2008 18:20 pm What does famous mean? |
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Why don't we use with? explain it.
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| #6 (permalink) Fri Feb 29, 2008 18:39 pm What does famous mean? |
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Alan has already explained it. The sentence "Venice is famous for its canals" means "So many people around the world know Venice because of its canals." Again, "famous for" means "because of".
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| #7 (permalink) Fri Jan 09, 2009 10:25 am What does famous mean? |
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| hey there, why not famous in - Thanks in advance |
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