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so·ber S0522800 (sō′bər)adj. so·ber·er, so·ber·est 1. Not intoxicated or affected by the use of alcohol or drugs.2. Abstaining from or habitually abstemious in the use of alcoholic drink or other intoxicants: a former addict who has been sober for 10 years.3. Straightforward and serious; not exaggerated, emotional, or silly: gave a sober assessment of the situation.4. Serious or staid in character or conduct: Sober people refrained from making a judgment until all the facts came out. See Synonyms at serious.5. Plain or subdued, as in decoration: sober attire.tr. & intr.v. so·bered, so·ber·ing, so·bers To make or become sober: "He could not be dissuaded and set off again on his foolish way while we headed north, saddened and sobered by his recklessness, and by the waste of his hours" (Rick Bass).Phrasal Verb: sober up1. To make or become free from intoxication: sobered herself up after the party; tried to sober up with coffee.2. To make or become free from habitual intoxication: He has been trying to sober up for years.
[Middle English sobre, temperate, not inebriated, from Old French, from Latin sōbrius; see s(w)e- in Indo-European roots.]
so′ber·ly adv.so′ber·ness n.Sobers (ˈsəʊbəz) n (Biography) Sir Garfield St Auburn, known as Garry. born 1936, West Indian (Barbadian) cricketer: an all-rounder, he played in 93 test matches (1954–74), 39 as captain, scoring 8,032 runs and taking 235 wickets; first man (1968) to score six sixes in a single over in first-class cricket IdiomsSeesoberSobers
Sobers Sir Garfield St. Auburn, known as Garry. born 1936, West Indian (Barbadian) cricketer; one of the finest all-rounders of all time |