sur

¹ American  

[sur] / sɜr /

preposition

Law.

1. upon; on the basis of.

   sur mortgage.

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Sur ² American  

[soor] / sʊər /

noun

1. a town in S Lebanon, on the Mediterranean Sea: site of ancient port of Tyre.

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sur- ³ American  

1. a prefix meaning “over, above,” “in addition,” occurring mainly in loanwords from French and partial calques of French words.

   surcharge; surname; surrender; survive.

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sur- ⁴ American  

1. variant of sub- before r: surrogate.

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Sur ¹ British  

/ sʊə /

noun

1. transliteration of the Arabic name for Tyre

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sur- ² British  

prefix

1. over; above; beyond Compare super-

   surcharge

   surrealism

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sur- ³ British  

prefix

1. a variant of sub-

   surrogate

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Etymology

Origin of sur¹

< French < Latin super super-

Origin of sur-³

Middle English < Old French < Latin super- super-

Example Sentences

Among the closures was a section of Highway 1 through Big Sur, which state officials just weeks ago celebrated reopening for the first time in three years.

From Los Angeles Times

Sur raised his target price on Applied Materials stock to $400 from $260 and kept an Overweight rating on the stock.

From Barron's

The Bay Area also will be hit with gusts of wind exceeding 40 miles per hour in Big Sur and areas of higher terrain Sunday.

From Los Angeles Times

Big Sur Fire and the Monterey County Sheriff’s Office arrived and coordinated search and rescue efforts, according to a news release.

From Los Angeles Times

“Petite escargot porte sur son dos,” Dad sings at the table.

From Literature