SOBER


Meaning of SOBER in English

I. so ‧ ber 1 /ˈsəʊbə $ ˈsoʊbər/ BrE AmE adjective

[ Date: 1300-1400 ; Language: Old French ; Origin: sobre , from Latin sobrius ]

1 . not drunk:

He’s a nice guy when he’s sober.

2 . serious, and thinking or making you think carefully about things:

a sober hard-working young man

a sober reminder of the difficulties we face

3 . plain and not at all brightly coloured:

a sober grey suit

—soberly adverb

II. sober 2 BrE AmE ( also sober down ) verb [intransitive and transitive]

to become more serious in behaviour or attitude, or to make someone become more serious:

His expression sobered instantly.

sober up phrasal verb

to gradually become less drunk, or to make someone become less drunk:

I had sobered up by now and felt terrible.

sober somebody ↔ up

Some coffee should sober you up.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.