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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