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SIR
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Term of address for a man
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("sir" is a kind of...):
adult male; man (an adult person who is male (as opposed to a woman))
Sense 2
Meaning:
A title used before the name of knight or baronet
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("Sir" is a kind of...):
male aristocrat (a man who is an aristocrat)
Domain region:
Britain; Great Britain; U.K.; UK; United Kingdom; United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland (a monarchy in northwestern Europe occupying most of the British Isles; divided into England and Scotland and Wales and Northern Ireland; 'Great Britain' is often used loosely to refer to the United Kingdom)
Context examples:
"There, take that, Sir John Value!"
(Martin Eden, by Jack London)
“Sir James, sir!” said he with solemn face.
(His Last Bow, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
“Truly, sirs, it is a new sight to me,” the clerk answered.
(The White Company, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
“You will tell Sir Charles that his wishes shall be carried out, and that we shall expect him at his own convenience.”
(Rodney Stone, by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle)
“Possibly, sir, you may not like your employer, either?” says the squire.
(Treasure Island, by Robert Louis Stevenson)
“No, sir; I had a delicacy,” was the reply.
(The Strange Case Of Dr. Jekyll And Mr. Hyde, by Robert Louis Stevenson)
“Be assured, sir,” said he, “no pains or exertions on my part shall be spared to discover the villain.”
(Frankenstein, by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley)
When Marianne was recovered, the schemes of amusement at home and abroad, which Sir John had been previously forming, were put into execution.
(Sense and Sensibility, by Jane Austen)
With a great deal of pleasure, sir, at any time, said Mr. Knightley, laughing, and I agree with you entirely, that it will be a much better thing.
(Emma, by Jane Austen)
Could he be a sensible man, sir?
(Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen)
