sir

CEFRA1

/sɜː/

noun

Türkçe translations

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In plain English

  1. 01

    noun

    A polite title for a man.

  2. 02

    noun

    Extra detail

    A respectful term of address to a man of higher rank or position, particularly

Examples

  • Sir Herbert took it upon himself to act as chairman.

  • Sir, you are not allowed to park your car here.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
3

Also pronounced

  • /saɾ(ɨ)/
  • /seː/

Deep Dive

noun

Extra meanings

  1. A man of a higher rank or position.

  2. A respectful term of address to a man of higher rank or position

  3. to a knight or other low member of the peerage.

More examples

In context

  • The conference is already over, sir.

  • Just be careful. He gets whingy now if you don't address him as Sir John.

  • Here's my report, sir.

Quick test

Two questions on this entry. Nothing is scored.

Question 1 · Quick check

The young boy addressed the elderly gentleman as blank when asking for directions.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

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Origin

noun

From Middle English sir, unstressed form of sire, borrowed from Old French sire (“master, sir, lord”), from Latin senior (“older, elder”), from senex (“old”). Doublet of seigneur, seignior, senhor, senior, señor, senyor, signore, and sire.