sir

IPA: sˈɝ

noun

  • A man of a higher rank or position.
  • A respectful term of address to a man of higher rank or position
  • to a knight or other low member of the peerage.
  • to a superior military officer.
  • to a teacher.
  • A respectful term of address to an adult male (often older), especially if his name or proper title is unknown.
  • (Britain) The titular prefix given to a knight or baronet.
  • (Philippines, colloquial or informal) A respectful term of address or reference to a man of higher rank or position before the man's given name or nickname.
  • Alternative letter-case form of sir. [A man of a higher rank or position.]
  • (manufacturing) Initialism of surface insulation resistance.
  • (biochemistry, genetics) Abbreviation of silent information regulator.

verb

  • To address (someone) using "sir".

adjective

  • (epidemiology) Initialism of susceptible-infected/infectious-removed/recovered.
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Examples of "sir" in Sentences

  • I met sir John.
  • Long live Sir Stephen the Sardonic
  • The purchase was for protecting the Sir.
  • Sir John responds unfavorably to her entreaty.
  • He spoke softly to Sir Sidney but to the point.
  • It was guaranteed to spellbind Sir Harry for life.
  • The Chairman of the Commission was Sir Ernest Gowers.
  • The Chancellor is the newscaster Sir Trevor McDonald.
  • Purge the names of the nobodies and leave the Sir Edmunds.
  • He's smart as chain-lightnin ', sir; do anything I tell him.
  • Sir Mitford was distressed to see the suffering of the people.
  • God, sir, is most definitely guiding and protecting your steps.
  • Oooo is that egg on your chin sir …? on June 5, 2009 at 8: 45 pm Jingo399
  • And I stood up and tapped him on the shoulder and I said, 'Hey sir, is everything okay?'
  • That, sir, is what that same preacher tells his congregation about homosexuals. applejuicefool
  • Basically what I am saying, sir, is that there were terrorists who attacked us -- they were Islamic jihadists.
  • But Mr. Greenleaf, sir, is a gentleman, and the best of cabin fare and staterooms'll be none too good for him, sir.
  • "I ain't limpin ', sir," the man answered respectfully, and, at a nod of dismissal from the mate, marched off jauntily along the deck with
  • Romney would more than likely get confused, if he ever had to decide on military action, if he was American or the Taliban, and this sir is a risk no American can take. best quote today so far. jim
  • "He read, sir," rejoined Pott, laying his hand on Mr. Pickwick's knee and looking round with a smile of intellectual superiority, "he read for metaphysics under the letter _M_, and for China under the letter _C_, and _combined his information_, _sir_."

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