Meaning

1 senses
  1. To become sober; to cause to become sober (usually in terms of alcohol or drugs; sometimes figuratively).

    She's in no state to go home by herself, so make sure she doesn't drink anything else, and she'll soon sober up.

    A pot of black coffee ought to sober him up.

    ausnüchtern

    трезве́тьtrezvétʹ, отрезве́тьotrezvétʹ

    протвере́жуватиprotveréžuvaty, протверези́тиprotverezýty, витвере́жуватиvytveréžuvaty

    become sober after excessive alcohol consumption

Examples

19 sentences
  1. You need to sober up.

    Тобі потрібно протрезвіти. — deniko

    ruТебе надо протрезветь. — marafon

  2. I went for a walk to try to sober up.

  3. I'm sure Tom will sober up by morning.

    ruЯ уверен, что к утру Том протрезвится. — sharptoothed

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  4. Tom has sobered up.

  5. Have you sobered up?

    deBist du wieder nüchtern? — Waldelfe

Translations

8 languages
Українська
By meaning 1
(transitive) to cause to become sober:
Русский
By meaning 1
to become sober:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
to become sober:

Forms

sobers up, sobering up, sobered up, sobered up
Base formsober up · to sober up
3rd person singularsobers up
Present participlesobering up
Past simplesobered up
Past participlesobered up

irregular

Present simpleLesson

I, you, we, theysober up
he, she, itsobers up

Past simpleLesson

all personssobered up

Present perfectLesson

I, you, we, theyhave sobered up
he, she, ithas sobered up

Future simple (will)Lesson

all personswill sober up

Phrasal verbs

2 phrasal verbs

Synonyms

1 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • become sober after excessive alcohol consumption:sober
  • become more realistic:sober

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
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