sur
upon; on the basis of: sur mortgage.
Origin of sur
1Other definitions for Sur (2 of 4)
a town in S Lebanon, on the Mediterranean Sea: site of ancient port of Tyre.
Other definitions for sur- (3 of 4)
a prefix meaning “over, above,” “in addition,” occurring mainly in loanwords from French and partial calques of French words: surcharge; surname; surrender; survive.
Origin of sur-
3- Compare super-.
Other definitions for sur- (4 of 4)
variant of sub- before r: surrogate.
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How to use sur in a sentence
In 1944, the Nazis slaughtered the 642 residents of Oradour-sur-Glane in France.
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Then when we were in Big sur, Michael changed her palette to different shades of green.
Once the 50 kilos leave the lab, they must pass through the territory of the cartel Pacifico sur and the Sinaloa cartel.
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On estoit sur le poinct de faire tabagie ou convive solemnel sur son dernier adieu.
Car les Angloys s'en veulent dire maistres, et sur ce ils produysoyent des lettres de leur Roy, mais ce que nous croyons fausses.
Ce qu'il fit dressant sur le havre une fort belle croix, avec les armes de France.
Neantmoins Monsieur de Biancourt se tenoit tousiours sur ses gardes, et souvent faisoit marcher la chaloupe devant avec la sonde.
sur le confluant des deux rivieres, y avoit la plus belle assemble des Sauvages que j'aye point encore veue.
British Dictionary definitions for Sur (1 of 3)
Sour
/ (sʊə) /
transliteration of the Arabic name for Tyre
British Dictionary definitions for sur- (2 of 3)
over; above; beyond: surcharge; surrealism Compare super-
Origin of sur-
2British Dictionary definitions for sur- (3 of 3)
a variant of sub- surrogate
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