sober up

so·ber up

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [soh-ber uhp]
- /ˈsoʊ bər ʌp/
- /ˈsəʊ.bər ʌp/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [soh-ber uhp]
- /ˈsoʊ bər ʌp/

Definitions of sober up words

intransitivephrasal verbs sober up recover from being drunk 1
intransitivephrasal verbs sober up become more realistic 1
transitivephrasal verb sober up help recover from drunkenness 1
phrasal verb sober up If someone sobers up, or if something sobers them up, they become sober after being drunk. 0

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Parts of speech for Sober up

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Sober up

sober up popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% 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".

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