sober
To make or become soberTo make or become sober.
» Were you sober at that time?
Ти був тоді тверезим?
Meaning
3 senses(often, with up)To make or become sober.
His expression sobered.
ernüchtern
cause to become sober
(often, with up)To overcome or lose a state of intoxication.
It took him hours to sober up.
ausnüchtern
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.
Examples
130 sentencesWere you sober at that time?
Ти був тоді тверезим? — deniko
I was sober.
Я був тверезий. — deniko
ruЯ был трезв. — soweli_Elepanto
deIch war nüchtern. — wolfgangth
You look sober.
Ти виглядаєш тверезим. — deniko
ruТы выглядишь трезвым. — LanguagesLover
Is Tom sober?
Том тверезий? — deniko
ruТом трезвый? — marafon
No one dances sober.
Ніхто не танцює тверезим. — Rovo
ruНикто не танцует трезвым. — marafon
Translations
2 languagesBy meaning 2
Origin
Inherited from Middle English sober, from Old French sobre, from Latin sōbrius, from se- (Inherited from Middle English sober, from Old French sobre, from Latin sōbrius, from se- (“without”) + ebrius (“intoxicated”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₁egʷʰ- (“drink”). In the sense "not drunk," displaced native undrunken, from Old English undruncen.
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Forms
sobers, sobering, sobered, soberedPhrasal verbs
2 phrasal verbsSynonyms
1 synonymsWord family
1 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle