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
We took a look at the beautiful chapel of the Surs Garde-Malades, with fresh admiration of it.
Journal in France in 1845 and 1848 with Letters from Italy in 1847 | T. W. (Thomas William) AlliesNear adjoining to these we saw the central establishment of the Surs de Charit; they have six hundred sisters here, many novices.
Journal in France in 1845 and 1848 with Letters from Italy in 1847 | T. W. (Thomas William) AlliesSurs: I 'spose eenamost everybody believed I wus ded, 'cause they 'aint seen any letters of mine in the papers for a good while.
Surs:—I've ben awfully down in the mouth sence I writ you last.
Surs:—Wal, if I ain't eenamost tired out, I wouldn't say so.
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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