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MEANING OF SIR IN ENGLISH

sir
noun [ as form of address ]
  formal

us

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/sɝː/ uk

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/sɜːr/

(also Sir)
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B1
used as a formal and polite way of speaking to a man, especially one who you are
providing a service to or who is in a position of authority:
Would you like to see the menu, sir?
"Did you hear what I said?" "Yes, Sir."
Compare
madam (WOMAN)
Miss
Ms
mainly UK
sometimes used by children to address or refer to teachers who are men:
Can I go to the toilet, sir?
Indian English
used after the name of a man, especially one who is in a position of authority,
in order to be polite or show respect:
John Sir
 Dear Sir
B2
used to begin a formal letter to a man whose name you do not know. "Dear Sirs"
is an old fashioned way of beginning a letter to a company:
Dear Sir, I am writing in response to your recent request for information.
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 Dear Sir or Madam
used to begin a formal letter when you do not know if the person you are writing
to is a man or a woman:
Dear Sir or Madam, I am writing to express my concern over the recent proposal
to build housing on Orchard Park.
See more
More examplesFewer examples
 * Come hither, young sir!
 * I'm sorry, sir, the salmon is off.
 * Officer Clarke will show you where to go, sir.
 * The seat of those pants looks rather tight, sir - Would you like to try a
   larger size?
 * Would you like to settle up now, sir?

SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Teachers
 * academician
 * ALNCo
 * associate professor
 * board of education
 * co-principal
 * homeschooler
 * housemaster
 * housemistress
 * instructor
 * lecturer
 * rector
 * residence
 * schoolie
 * schoolmarm
 * schoolmaster
 * scribe
 * teacherly
 * teaching assistant
 * trainer
 * tutor

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IDIOM

no sir
Sir
noun

us

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strong /sɝː/ weak /sɚ/ uk

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strong /sɜːr/ weak /sər/
used as the title of a knight (= a man who has been given a rank of honor by a
British king or queen), with a first name or with both first and family names,
but never with just the family name:
Sir Walter (Scott)
More examplesFewer examples
 * Sir Geoffrey will see you now.
 * Sir Harold and Lady Wilson arrived at eight.

SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases
Royalty, aristocracy & titles
 * accede to something
 * accession
 * anointed
 * anti-monarchical
 * anti-monarchist
 * duke
 * dukedom
 * earl
 * earldom
 * emir
 * Messrs
 * miss
 * monarch
 * monarchist
 * morganatic
 * royalist
 * royally
 * Rt. Hon.
 * Shah
 * sheikh

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(Definition of sir from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
© Cambridge University Press)


SIR | INTERMEDIATE ENGLISH

sir
noun [ C ]

us

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/sɜr/


SIR NOUN [C] (USED TO ADDRESS)

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a polite word used to address a man:
Excuse me, sir, do you know what time it is?
Sir is used at the beginning of a formal letter to a man you do not know:
Dear Sir


SIR NOUN [C] (USED AS TITLE)

(also Sir)used as a title with the first or full name of a man given a rank of
honor by a king or queen
(Definition of sir from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge
University Press)


SIR | BUSINESS ENGLISH

Sir
noun [ S ]
  formal

uk

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/sɜːr/ us

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Add to word list Add to word list
a formal and polite way of speaking to a man:
May I help you, Sir?
 Dear Sir
the usual way of beginning a formal letter to a man whose name you do not know:
Dear Sir, I am writing to complain about the quality of the service I received
last week.
 Dear Sir or Madam
used to begin a formal letter when you do not know whether the person you are
writing to is a man or a woman:
Dear Sir or Madam, I am writing to inform you that I wish to cancel my credit
card.

 Dear Sirs old-fashioned
used to begin a letter to a company when you do not have someone's name to write
to directly


COMPARE

Madam
(Definition of Sir from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary © Cambridge
University Press)


EXAMPLES OF SIR

sir
Yes sir, yes sir, sweet enough to eat.
From CNN
Sir, because we are getting some information and warning like that.
From Ars Technica
But, sir, the moon is right outside the window.
From Chicago Tribune
I'm not sure what company you work for sir, but you're not helping your cause.
From CNN
He's just trying to get it right, sir!
From Gizmodo
Excuse me sir, does this individual work here?
From The Atlantic
And please allow me to show my opinions, sir.
From CNN
It's a larger age difference than you might think, sir.
From A.V. Club
You sir owe an apology for suggesting otherwise.
From Variety
Excuse me sir, that was actually a miss.
From Los Angeles Times
Thank you for providing me with that information, sir.
From Wired
Hello, please allow me to introduce myself, sir.
From CNN
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the
examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of
Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
What is the pronunciation of sir, Sir?
 
B1,B2


TRANSLATIONS OF SIR

in Chinese (Traditional)
先生, （孩子對男性教師的稱呼）老師, （用於男性、特別是權威人士的名字之後，用以表示禮貌或尊敬）先生…
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in Chinese (Simplified)
先生, （孩子对男性教师的称呼）老师, （用于男性、特别是权威人士的名字之后，用以表示礼貌或尊敬）先生…
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in Spanish
caballero, tratamiento honorífico que se da en el Reino Unido a algunos hombres,
sir…
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in Portuguese
senhor, professor, sir…
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in more languages
in Japanese
in Turkish
in French
in Catalan
in Dutch
in Arabic
in Czech
in Danish
in Indonesian
in Thai
in Vietnamese
in Polish
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in German
in Norwegian
in Korean
in Ukrainian
in Italian
in Russian
目上の男性に敬意を表す言葉, 見知（みし）らぬ男性（だんせい）への丁寧（ていねい）な呼称（こしょう）, 閣下（かっか）…
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beyefendi, bayım, Sayın...'…
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monsieur [masculine], Monsieur, mon commandant [masculine]…
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senyor…
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meneer, heer, Sir…
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سَيّد…
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pane, sir…
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hr., Sir…
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tuan, Sir…
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คำสุภาพสำหรับเรียกผู้ชาย, คำเรียกนำหน้าชื่ออัศวินหรือขุนนางของอังกฤษ…
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thưa ông, ngài, tiên sinh!…
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proszę Pana, (Szanowny) Panie, Proszę Pana…
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tuan, Tuan…
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(mein) Herr, der Sir…
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min herre [masculine], (høflig tiltaleform overfor en ukjent mann), Sir
[masculine]…
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이름을 모르는 남자를 공손하게 부를때 씀…
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сер, пан, добродій…
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signore (usato per rivolgersi ad un uomo in modo gentile), signore, Sir…
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сэр, сударь…
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MORE MEANINGS OF SIR

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       * sir
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       * sir (USED TO ADDRESS)
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