sur-

¹ 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- ² American  

1. variant of sub- before r: surrogate.

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sur ³ American  

[sur] / sɜr /

preposition

Law.

1. upon; on the basis of.

   sur mortgage.

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Sur ⁴ 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 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 sur-¹

Middle English < Old French < Latin super- super-

Origin of sur³

< French < Latin super super-

Example Sentences

The course is called Diplôme sur le Renseignement et les Menaces Globales, which translates as Diploma of Intelligence and Global Threats.

From BBC

The Season 12 cast of Bravo’s reality series has been completely revamped, and features 10 SUR employees who are vying for the spotlight.

From Los Angeles Times

On “Me Ha Costado,” Vega, who hails from Baja California Sur, combines blown-out 808s with a G-funk whine to create a pan-Californian posse track.

From Los Angeles Times

Broadcom’s custom artificial-intelligence chip business, as well as its networking business, put it in line for AI revenue in the range of $55 billion to $60 billion in fiscal year 2026, rising to more than $100 billion in fiscal 2027, according to Sur.

From Barron's

That doesn’t bother Sur, who still backs the OpenAI deal to ramp up from 2027 onward with revenue of up to $25 billion per gigawatt for Broadcom.

From Barron's