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- [sik]
- /sɪk/
- /sɪk/
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- [sik]
- /sɪk/
Definitions of sic word
- verb with object sic to attack (used especially in commanding a dog): Sic 'em! 1
- verb with object sic to incite to attack (usually followed by on). 1
- abbreviation SIC such. 1
- adverb sic so throughout: used especially as a footnote to indicate that a word, phrase, or idea recurs throughout the book being cited. 1
- adverb sic written thus 1
- noun sic You write sic in brackets after a word or expression when you want to indicate to the reader that although the word looks odd or wrong, you intended to write it like that or the original writer wrote it like that. 0
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Origin of sic
First appearance:
before 1835 One of the 34% newest English words
First recorded in 1835-45; variant of seek
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Sic
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
sic popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 90% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
sic usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for sic
verb sic
- call forth — to cause (something) to come into action or existence
- egg on — to incite or urge; encourage (usually followed by on).
- fire up — start ignition of
- give rise to — to get up from a lying, sitting, or kneeling posture; assume an upright position: She rose and walked over to greet me. With great effort he rose to his knees.
- goad — a stick with a pointed or electrically charged end, for driving cattle, oxen, etc.; prod.
conj sic
- in-deed — in fact; in reality; in truth; truly (used for emphasis, to confirm and amplify a previous statement, to indicate a concession or admission, or, interrogatively, to obtain confirmation): Indeed, it did rain as hard as predicted. Did you indeed finish the work?
adv sic
- indisputably — not disputable or deniable; uncontestable. indisputable evidence.
- literally — in the literal or strict sense: She failed to grasp the metaphor and interpreted the poem literally. What does the word mean literally?
- literatim — word for word and letter for letter; in exactly the same words.
conjunction sic
- accordingly — You use accordingly to introduce a fact or situation which is a result or consequence of something that you have just referred to.
- afterward — If you do something or if something happens afterward, you do it or it happens after a particular event or time that has already been mentioned.
- apparently — You use apparently to indicate that the information you are giving is something that you have heard, but you are not certain that it is true.
- consequently — Consequently means as a result.
- ergo — Therefore.
adjective sic
- accurately — free from error or defect; consistent with a standard, rule, or model; precise; exact.
- directly — in a direct line, way, or manner; straight: The path leads directly to the lake.
- exactly — Without discrepancy (used to emphasize the accuracy of a figure or description).
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