sober
/ˈsoʊ.bɚ/ verb C2- To make or become sober. · His expression sobered.
- To overcome or lose a state of intoxication. · It took him hours to sober up.
- 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.
He/she/it sobers · Past sobered · Past participle sobered · -ing form sobering
Verb forms
- Base form
- sober
- He/she/it
- sobers
- Past
- sobered
- Past participle
- sobered
- -ing form
- sobering
Phrasal verbs and expressions
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But you’re so featherbrained, Anne, I’ve been waiting to see if you’d sober down a little and learn to be steady before I begin.
The spring was abroad in the land and Marilla’s sober, middle-aged step was lighter and swifter because of its deep, primal gladness.
Anne and Diana walked home that evening feeling very sober indeed.
They had taken the sparkle from her eyes and left them a sober gray; they had taken the red from her cheeks and lips, and they were gray also.
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