Sober
41sober — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. grave, quiet, sedate, staid, serious; abstemious; drab, plain, severe, unadorned; calm, moderate; thoughtful; subdued; inconspicuous; demure; earnest; solemn, somber. See moderation, inexcitability …
42sober up — PHR V ERG If someone sobers up, or if something sobers them up, they become sober after being drunk. [V P] He was left to sober up in a police cell. [V n P] ...the idea that a cup of strong black coffee sobers you up …
43sober up — become sober, wait until you are not drunk Give him a few hours to sober up. He ll be okay after he has a rest …
44sober up — make or become sober after drinking alcohol. → sober …
45sober — adjective (soberer, soberest) 1》 not affected by alcohol; not drunk. 2》 serious; thoughtful. 3》 muted in colour. verb 1》 (usu. sober up) make or become sober after drinking alcohol. 2》 make or become serious. Derivatives sobering adjective… …
46sober — adj 1. not intoxicated or drunk, temperate, teetotal, Inf. sworn off, Sl. on the wagon or water wagon, Brit. on the water cart; prohibitionary, U.S. dry, blue ribbon. 2. abstemious, habitually abstinent, nonindulgent; moderate, self restrained,… …
47sober — [ˈsəʊbə] adj I 1) not drunk 2) with a serious attitude 3) plain and not brightly coloured soberly adv II verb sober [ˈsəʊbə] sober up …
48sober up — in. to recover from alcohol or drug intoxication. □ Barlowe had one hour to sober up and get to the station. □ It took him a while to sober up …
49Sober — Original name in latin Sober Name in other language Vello State code ES Continent/City Europe/Madrid longitude 42.46127 latitude 7.5864 altitude 396 Population 2983 Date 2012 03 04 …
50sober — [13] Sober comes via Old French sobre from Latin sōbrius ‘not drunk’. This was the opposite of ēbrius ‘drunk’ (source of French ivre ‘drunk’ and English inebriate [15]), but where ēbrius came from, and precisely what connection the presumably… …
