sober

CEFRC1

/ˈsəʊ.bə(ɹ)/

adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    adjective

    Not drunk or affected by alcohol.

  2. 02

    adjective

    Extra detail

    Not given to excessive drinking of alcohol.

Examples

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

  • Were you sober at that time?

At a glance

Sits at C1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
1
Citations
5
Synonyms
5

Also pronounced

  • /ˈsoʊ.bɚ/

Deep Dive

adjective

Extra meanings

  1. Not under the influence of any recreational drug.

  2. Not drunk; not intoxicated.

  3. Dull; not bright or colorful.

More examples

In context

  • It took him hours to sober up.

  • Losing his job was a sobering experience.

  • Ten months sober, I must admit Just because you're clean, don't mean you don't miss it

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Origin

adjective

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.