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To become sober; to cause to become sober (usually in terms of alcohol or drugs; sometimes figuratively).
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Examples
- She's in no state to go home by herself, so make sure she doesn't drink anything else, and she'll soon sober up.
- A pot of black coffee ought to sober him up.
- When the irrational exuberance finally ended and the central bank took away the punch bowl, the business world belatedly sobered up.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
become sober after excessive alcohol consumption
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- Keep him in bed until he sobers up
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: sober
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: become, go, get
become more realistic
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- After thinking about the potential consequences of his plan, he sobered up
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: sober
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: become, go, get
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
45 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Arabic:
صَحَا
(ṣaḥā)
— to become sober
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Catalan:
desembriagar-se
— to become sober
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Chinese Mandarin:
醉醒
(zuìxǐng)
— to become sober
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Chinese Mandarin:
醒酒
(xǐngjiǔ)
— to become sober
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Chinese Mandarin:
下頭 /下头
(xiàtóu)
— to become sober
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Czech:
vystřízlivět
— to become sober
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Dutch:
ontnuchteren
— to become sober
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Esperanto:
malebriiĝi
— to become sober
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Finnish:
selvitä
— to become sober
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French:
se dégriser
— to become sober
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French:
se désenivrer
— to become sober
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German:
ausnüchtern
— to become sober
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Greek:
ξεμεθώ
(xemethó)
— to become sober
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Ancient Greek:
ἐκνήφω
(eknḗphō)
— to become sober
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Hebrew:
הִתְפַּכֵּחַ
(hitpakkéaḥ)
— to become sober
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Hungarian:
kijózanodik
— to become sober
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Ido:
desebrieskar
— to become sober
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Ingrian:
siityä
— to become sober
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Irish:
tar as meisce
— to become sober
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Japanese:
酔いが覚める
(yoi-ga sameru)
— to become sober
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Polish:
trzeźwieć
— to become sober
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Polish:
wytrzeźwieć
— to become sober
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Portuguese:
desembriagar-se
— to become sober
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Portuguese:
ficar sóbrio
— to become sober
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Portuguese:
ficar sóbria
— to become sober
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Russian:
трезве́ть
(trezvétʹ)
— to become sober
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Russian:
отрезве́ть
(otrezvétʹ)
— to become sober
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Spanish:
desemborracharse
— to become sober
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Spanish:
desembriagarse
— to become sober
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Swedish:
nyktra till
— to become sober
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Turkish:
ayılmak
— to become sober
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Welsh:
sobri
— to become sober
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French:
dégriser
— (transitive) to cause to become sober
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French:
désenivrer
— (transitive) to cause to become sober
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Polish:
otrzeźwiać
— (transitive) to cause to become sober
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Polish:
otrzeźwić
— (transitive) to cause to become sober
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Portuguese:
deixar sóbrio
— (transitive) to cause to become sober
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Portuguese:
deixar sóbria
— (transitive) to cause to become sober
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Spanish:
desemborrachar
— (transitive) to cause to become sober
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Spanish:
desembriagar
— (transitive) to cause to become sober
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Ukrainian:
протвере́жувати
(protveréžuvaty)
— (transitive) to cause to become sober
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Ukrainian:
протверези́ти
(protverezýty)
— (transitive) to cause to become sober
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Ukrainian:
витвере́жувати
(vytveréžuvaty)
— (transitive) to cause to become sober
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Ukrainian:
ви́тверезити
(výtverezyty)
— (transitive) to cause to become sober
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Ukrainian:
тверези́ти
(tverezýty)
— (transitive) to cause to become sober
