transcription, транскрипция: [ stɜ:(r)n ]
( sterner, sternest, sterns)
1.
Stern words or actions are very severe.
Mr Straw issued a stern warning to those who persist in violence...
ADJ
• stern‧ly
‘We will take the necessary steps,’ she said sternly.
ADV : ADV with v , ADV adj
2.
Someone who is stern is very serious and strict.
Her father was stern and hard to please.
ADJ
3.
The stern of a boat is the back part of it.
≠ prow
From stem to stern: see stem
N-COUNT