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sober

[soh-ber]

adjective

soberer, soberest 
  1. not intoxicated or drunk.

  2. habitually temperate, especially in the use of liquor.

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  3. quiet or sedate in demeanor, as persons.

  4. marked by seriousness, gravity, solemnity, etc., as of demeanor, speech, etc..

    a sober occasion.

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  5. subdued in tone, as color; not colorful or showy, as clothes.

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  6. free from excess, extravagance, or exaggeration.

    sober facts.

  7. showing self-control.

    sober restraint.

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  8. sane or rational.

    a sober solution to the problem.

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verb (used with or without object)

  1. to make or become sober: (often followed byup ).

sober

/ ˈəʊə /

adjective

  1. not drunk

  2. not given to excessive indulgence in drink or any other activity

  3. sedate and rational

    a sober attitude to a problem

  4. (of colours) plain and dull or subdued

  5. free from exaggeration or speculation

    he told us the sober truth

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. (usually foll by up) to make or become less intoxicated, reckless, etc

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other 51Թ Forms

  • soberly adverb
  • soberness noun
  • nonsober adjective
  • nonsoberly adverb
  • nonsoberness noun
  • quasi-sober adjective
  • quasi-soberly adverb
  • unsober adjective
  • unsoberly adverb
  • unsoberness noun
  • unsobered adjective
  • ˈDzԲ adjective
  • ˈDzԱ noun
  • ˈDzԲly adverb
  • ˈDz adverb
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of sober1

First recorded in 1300–50; Middle English sobre, from Old French, from Latin ōܲ
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of sober1

C14 sobre, from Old French, from Latin ōܲ
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Synonym Study

See grave 2.
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They shuffled through the gates on the fourth day decidedly more sombre, with the sobering reality there was still 69 runs to get.

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As I entered the bar sober, I looked out over the crowd.

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But it was still a sobering, alarming evening as Senegal outclassed England.

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She also acknowledged that she and Ms Ventura had a "problem" with drug use, but that she was currently sober.

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“This tragic shooting is a sobering reminder of the danger our first responders face when they answer the call,” Dist.

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