Sekirov Dictionary

sober

/ˈsoʊ.bɚ/

adjective 7
verb 3
forms 6
phrases 2

adjective7

not drunk, and able to think clearly because there is no alcohol in the body
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Not under the influence of any recreational drug.
- Ten months sober, I must admit Just because you're clean, don't mean you don't miss it — 2014
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Subdued; solemn; grave.
- See her sober over a sampler, or gay over a jointed baby. — 1717
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(figurative) Moderate; realistic; serious; not playful; not passionate; cool; self-controlled.
- God help me to watch and to be sober. — 1678
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Dull; not bright or colorful.
- Twilight grey / Had in her sober livery all things clad. — 1667
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Not given to excessive drinking of alcohol.
- Amid all the confusion and disorder that sin has introduced into the world, the Christian in union with God has a grace or Divine help that enables him to live the sober, self-restrained life. — 1890
(Scotland) Poor; feeble.

verb3

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To make or become sober.
- His expression sobered.
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To overcome or lose a state of intoxication.
- It took him hours to sober up.
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To moderate one's feelings; to accept a disappointing reality after losing one's ability to believe in a fantastic goal.
- Losing his job was a sobering experience.

forms

sobered · sobering · sobereth · sobers · soberer · soberest

Phrases with sober

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