| English > English | |
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| sobering | |
| 1. adj. Causing more sober thought or concern. |  |
| It was a sobering thought that I had almost killed myself. That was something I wouldn't soon do on purpose again. | |
| sober | |
| 1. adj. not drunk; not intoxicated | |
| 2. adj. not given to excessive drinking of alcohol | |
| 3. adj. moderate; realistic; serious; not playful; not passionate; cool; self-controlled | |
| 4. adj. dull; not bright or colorful | |
| 5. adj. subdued; solemn; grave | |
| 6. v. (often with up) To make or become sober. | |
| 7. v. (often with up) To overcome or lose a state of intoxication. | |
| It took him hours to sober up. | |
