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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Sober \So"ber\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sobered; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Sobering.]
     To make sober.
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           There shallow draughts intoxicate the brain,
           And drinking largely sobers us again.    --Pope.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Sober \So"ber\, v. i.
     To become sober; -- often with down.
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           Vance gradually sobered down.            --Ld. Lytton.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Sober \Sober\, a. [Compar. Soberer; superl. Soberest.] [OE.
     sobre, F. sobre, from L. sobrius, probably from a prefix so-
     expressing separation + ebrius drunken. Cf. Ebriety.]
     1. Temperate in the use of spirituous liquors; habitually
        temperate; as, a sober man.
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              That we may hereafter live a godly, righteous, and
              sober life, to the glory of Thy holy name. --Bk. of
                                                    Com. Prayer.
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     2. Not intoxicated or excited by spirituous liquors; as, the
        sot may at times be sober.
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     3. Not mad or insane; not wild, visionary, or heated with
        passion; exercising cool, dispassionate reason;
        self-controlled; self-possessed.
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              There was not a sober person to be had; all was
              tempestuous and blustering. --Druden.
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              No sober man would put himself into danger for the
              applause of escaping without breaking his neck.
                                                    --Dryden.
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     4. Not proceeding from, or attended with, passion; calm; as,
        sober judgment; a man in his sober senses.
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     5. Serious or subdued in demeanor, habit, appearance, or
        color; solemn; grave; sedate.
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              What parts gay France from sober Spain? --Prior.
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              See her sober over a sampler, or gay over a jointed
              baby.                                 --Pope.
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              Twilight gray
              Had in her sober livery all things clad. --Milton.
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     Syn: Grave; temperate; abstinent; abstemious; moderate;
          regular; steady; calm; quiet; cool; collected;
          dispassionate; unimpassioned; sedate; staid; serious;
          solemn; somber. See Grave.
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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Sober \Sober\, a. [Compar. Soberer; superl. Soberest.] [OE.
     sobre, F. sobre, from L. sobrius, probably from a prefix so-
     expressing separation + ebrius drunken. Cf. Ebriety.]
     1. Temperate in the use of spirituous liquors; habitually
        temperate; as, a sober man.
  
              That we may hereafter live a godly, righteous, and
              sober life, to the glory of Thy holy name. --Bk. of
                                                    Com. Prayer.
  
     2. Not intoxicated or excited by spirituous liquors; as, the
        sot may at times be sober.
  
     3. Not mad or insane; not wild, visionary, or heated with
        passion; exercising cool, dispassionate reason;
        self-controlled; self-possessed.
  
              There was not a sober person to be had; all was
              tempestuous and blustering. --Druden.
  
              No sober man would put himself into danger for the
              applause of escaping without breaking his neck.
                                                    --Dryden.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Sober \So"ber\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Sobered; p. pr. & vb. n.
     Sobering.]
     To make sober.
  
           There shallow draughts intoxicate the brain, And
           drinking largely sobers us again.        --Pope.

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Sober \So"ber\, v. i.
     To become sober; -- often with down.
  
           Vance gradually sobered down.            --Ld. Lytton.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  sober
       adj 1: not affected by a chemical substance (especially alcohol)
              [ant: intoxicated]
       2: dignified and somber in manner or character and committed to
          keeping promises; "a grave God-fearing man"; "a quiet
          sedate nature"; "as sober as a judge"; "a solemn promise";
          "the judge was solemn as he pronounced sentence" [syn: grave,
           sedate, solemn]
       3: lacking brightness or color; dull; "drab faded curtains";
          "sober Puritan gray"; "children in somber brown clothes"
          [syn: drab, somber, sombre]
       4: completely lacking in playfulness [syn: unplayful, serious]
          [ant: playful]
       v 1: cause to become sober; "A sobering thought"
       2: become more realistic; "After thinking about the potential
          consequences of his plan, he sobered up" [syn: sober up]
       3: become sober after excessive alcohol consumption; "Keep him
          in bed until he sobers up" [syn: sober up]

From Greek Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-el-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  sober
     Αγγλικά a.
     1 νηφάλιος (με την έννοια του ''μη μεθυσμένου''), ξεμέθυστος, μη
  μεθυσμένος
     2 σοβαρός, έχων επίσημο ύφος

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  sober
     Danish a.
     (l en sober) (in character; moderate; realistic; serious)
     Dutch a.
     simple, plain, austere

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  Sober
     n.
     (surname: en).

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  sober
     a.
     1 Not drunk; not intoxicated.
     2 Not under the influence of any recreational drug.
     3 Not given to excessive drinking of alcohol.
     4 (lb en figurative) moderate; realistic; serious; not playful; not
  passionate; cool; self-controlled.
     vb.
     1 (lb en often with '''up''') To make or become sober.
     2 (lb en often with '''up''') To overcome or lose a state of
  intoxication.
     3 To moderate one's feelings; to accept a disappointing reality after
  losing one's ability to believe in a fantastic goal.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  Sober
     n.
     (surname: en).

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  sober
     Danish a.
     (l en sober) (in character; moderate; realistic; serious)
     Dutch a.
     simple, plain, austere

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  Sober
     n.
     (surname: en).

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  sober
     Danish a.
     (l en sober) (in character; moderate; realistic; serious)
     Dutch a.
     simple, plain, austere

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  Sober
     n.
     (surname: en).

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  sober
     Englanti a.
     1 selvä, selvin päin
     2 vakava, asiallinen, hillitty

From Swedish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  sober
     Engelska a.
     1 nykter, ej påverkad av alkohol
     2 som ej dricka alkohol okontrollerat
     3 måttlig, realistisk; som uppvisar god självkontroll

From Swedish Wiktionary: Swedish language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-sv-sv-2023-07-27 ]


  sober
     a.
     som noggrant har övervägts, som med säker bedömning är av det rätta
  måttet, ofta i fråga om stil och estetik

From English-Afrikaans FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-afr ]


  sober /sˈəʊbə/
  besadig

From English-Arabic FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.6.3 : [ freedict:eng-ara ]


  Sober /sˈəʊbə/
  صاحي

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  sober //ˈsəʊ.bə(ɹ)// 
  1. умерен
  moderate
  2. тре́звен
  not drunk
  3. въздържан
  not given to excessive drinking of alcohol

From English-български език FreeDict+WikDict dictionary ver. 2023.05.29 : [ freedict:eng-bul ]


  sober //ˈsəʊ.bə(ɹ)// 
  изтрезнявам
  make or become sober