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sober English

Meaning sober meaning

What does sober mean?
Definitions in simple English

sober Adjective

— A person is called sober if they are not under the influence of alcohol, and if they have not taken any other drugs. — in a medical context, they are called sober if they have not eaten or drunk anything for some time.

sober

— adjective not affected by a chemical substance (especially alcohol) — adjective (= grave, sedate, solemn) dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to keeping promises a grave God-fearing man a quiet sedate nature as sober as a judge a solemn promise the judge was solemn as he pronounced sentence — adjective (= drab, somber, sombre) lacking brightness or color; dull drab faded curtains sober Puritan grey children in somber brown clothes — verb cause to become sober A sobering thought — verb (= sober up) become more realistic After thinking about the potential consequences of his plan, he sobered up — verb (= sober up) become sober after excessive alcohol consumption Keep him in bed until he sobers up — adjective (= unplayful) completely lacking in playfulness

Synonyms sober synonyms

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sober English » English

serious sober up solemn grave abstinent sedate moderate clear-headed unplayful staid sombre somber sane plain clear calm temperate simple lucid judicious heavy drab demure abstemious wise wide awake visible unweave untwine unsophisticated unsnarl unintoxicated uninebriated unhumorous undisguised underived unadorned trace telltale teetotaller teetotaler teetotal subsist subdued straightforward straighten out stingy stern steady spell out

Topics sober topics

What do people use sober to talk about?
Language and thought Emotion Feel bad

Sad
Social behavior Social activity Humor

Serious
Social behavior Behavior

Self-controlled

Conjugation sober conjugation

How do you conjugate sober?

sober · verb

Examples sober examples

How do I use sober in a sentence?

Simple sentences

He drinks a lot but always seems sober.
Rather than light-hearted and cheerful men, I'm attracted to sober men with a bit of a dark side to them.
The first thing that came to my attention was the large sofa. It was covered in sober coloured leather, the seat and the back both looked wide and comfortable.
He had been sober for almost a year, but he gave in to temptation around New Year's Day.
The words of a drunk man are the thoughts of a sober man.
If you would rather be a sober alcoholic then I'd recommend a dry red wine.
When Tom gets drunk, he'll eat a lot of things that he wouldn't eat when he's sober.
Unless Tom is sober, I don't want him helping us.
Tom was sober.
Tom is completely sober.
Tom is never sober.
I've been sober for eight months.
I'm sober.
A sober-minded man adapts himself to outward things; a reckless man tries to adapt outward things to himself. That's why progress depends on reckless people.
Tom looks sober.
When he is drunk, he grumbles and fights. When he is sober, he lies on whatever comes to hand and says nothing.
You need to sober up.
I was sober.

Movie subtitles

We're way too sober for this wedding.
Two and a half times what would be considered sober for her body weight.
The sober dawn awakens a different man.
I hope the responsibilities of marriage will sober you up.
I'm not marrying to be sober. I'm marrying to be drunk.
I'm perfectly sober.
He was sober and fit for sport when I sent him out.
When you sober up, come in and talk to me.
I'm trying to sober her up.
That'll sober them up.
There, now I'm sober again.
She sail good when the skipper he is sober.
Now, now, lassie, it was no fault of mine. I was coming home, sober as a judge, when, bang, without even a word of apology, a patrol got hold of me and pressed me into the army.
I'm not gonna argue with you. Sober up and stay sober, or I'll confiscate your liquor.
Compared with them, we were a pair of sober sods.
Such a partnership requires sober thought.
One squint at Aunt Katherine would sober anybody up.
Are they sober?
And be sure he's got a sober appetite.
Nick was sober in Kansas City.
Just sober up and stay sober, or I'll confiscate your liquor.
If consulting hours aren't held soon, the patients will sober up on their own.
But you got to be sober to play it.
I'm not marrying to be sober.
Drunk or sober, I'm still your dad.
Hoppy must be staying sober again.
Doc can shoot, if sober.

News and current affairs

Nothing reveals the decline of the United States in the region better than the contrast between America's sober use of power in the first Gulf War in 1991 and the hubris and deceit of today's Iraq war.
We need to consider such issues in trying to understand why, for example, Italian voters last month rejected the sober economist Mario Monti, who forced austerity on them, notably by raising property taxes.
Most sober analysts have long been projecting a steady trend decline in the dollar against the currencies of America's trading partners, especially in Asia and emerging markets.
A sober assessment of this process leads me to assert that a more capable and united Europe will usher in a more effective Atlantic Alliance and not, as some believe, in American disengagement from European commitments.
The new government's fragile equilibrium only reinforces this sober interpretation.
Nor did he ever meet a sober deficit-reducing initiative from a Democratic president that he did not oppose with every fiber of his being.
Even so, isn't it generous of the Americans to make everyone else look so sober and frugal, if only for the moment?
In this environment, sober, informed voices, like that of the Bank for International Settlements, the central bank of central banks, should also be given a fair hearing.
In fact, now that the initial shock and confusion have given way to a more sober perspective, the terrorist attacks of that awful day are increasingly seen - as they should be - as one among numerous other nationalist milestones.
Havel is right that the region will sober up after its political hangover.
But that is what it will get unless sober heads prevail.
For Sadat's peace overture was born out of a sober strategic analysis of the regional balance of power.
Israel's reluctance to invade Gaza stems from a sober analysis of the meaning of such a move.
Holding the trial in Belgrade might have served better to catalyze a sober examination of the past.
Today, the US is a more sober and realistic country than it was in the heyday of the early post-Cold War period.
The Internet can foster more demagoguery than sober analysis.
And the current Republican leadership, eager to strengthen their party's electoral chances in 2016, very much wants to project an image of sober good sense.
Is it based on a sober assessment of the complex realities in Iraq and the region?
We all know that we are headed toward a new growth model - one that is more sober and sustainable, that depends less on fossil fuels and more on renewable energy sources.
In both countries, early-nineteenth-century romantic nationalism gave way to a sober obsession with economic forces after the failed revolutions of 1848.
In a world of color revolutions, Pakistan's was clothed in the sober hues of the law.
But it was informed by his careful and sober reading of the evolving strategic landscape.

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