[countable] all the people who are related to each other, including those who are now dead Some families have farmed in this area for hundreds of years. This ...

21 мая 2017 г. · It is a count noun. You can say that there are many "families" worldwide, while you may also say that several individuals belong to a singular ...

[countable + singular or plural verb, uncountable] a group consisting of one or two parents, their children and close relations. All our family came to ...

1. closely related group [countable]SSF a group of people who are related to each other, especially a mother, a father, and their children.

7 мар. 2013 г. · In (1), (2), and (3), family is an uncountable singular noun meaning "relatives"; in (5) family is an attribute meaning "related (to me)".

countable noun [with singular or plural verb] B1+. When people talk about a family, they sometimes mean children. They decided to start a family. ...couples ...

In American English, "family" will almost always be used with a singular verb. In British English, it may be used with a singular or a plural verb.

FAMILY definition: 1. a group of people who are related to each other, such as a mother, a father, and their children…. Learn more.

family (countable and uncountable, plural families). (countable) A group of people who are closely related to one another (by blood, marriage or adoption); ... Baby of the family · Nuclear family · Stem family · Extended family