sur
preposition
upon; on the basis of.
sur
1 American
[sur]
/ sɜr /
preposition
Law.
Sur
2
American
[soor]
/ sʊər /
noun
sur-
3
American
sur-
4
American
Sur
1
British
/ sʊə /
noun
sur-
2
British
prefix
sur-
3
British
prefix
Etymology
Origin of sur1
< French < Latin super super-
Origin of sur-3
Middle English < Old French < Latin super- super-
Example Sentences
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Magda, the manager, helps me with a goat cheese, Mothais sur Feuille, wrapped in a fig leaf.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 10, 2025
These will be international commemorations and Prince William will go to a ceremony at Omaha Beach, Saint Laurent sur Mer, which is expected to be attended by 25 heads of state.
From BBC ● May 17, 2024
They noted that Edouard Manet’s avant-garde painting “Le Dejeuner sur l’herbe” imitated Marcantonio Raimondi’s engraving, “The Judgment of Paris,” which was itself a reference to a work by Raphael.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2022
Le gros choc de Garnet Hathaway sur Connor McDavid qui n’a pas vraiment plu à Evander Kane !
From Washington Times ● Feb. 3, 2022
From his own observations he noted the ramparts sur Brahe wrote: “I have been occupied in alchemy, as much as by the celestial studies, from my 23rd year.”
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
With firefighters already struggling to contain the Timber fire in Big Sur, a second wildfire in the region grew rapidly Friday — sending flames in the direction of Highway 1.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2026
A visually stunning stretch of Highway 1 in Big Sur has reopened to travelers after a 12-day closure, even as firefighters continue to battle the persistent Timber fire.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 22, 2026
When evacuation warnings started rolling in on Monday, Morris, who manages Glen Oaks Big Sur, spent the day explaining the situation to guests at the property and those who had reservations in the coming days.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
A wildfire in Big Sur has burned 2,000 acres, spurred evacuations that encompass the Nepenthe restaurant and the Alila Ventana resort, and closed state parks in the area.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 13, 2026
I am in Melena del Sur, which is not too far from Havana, and I am doing fine.
From "Across So Many Seas" by Ruth Behar
My physical, emotional, and spiritual beings were completely blending with the sur- roundings.
From Salon ● Nov. 19, 2021
Those actors were paralyz- ingly dependent on aluminum, sugar, coffee, and jet fuel for sur- vival, but were, almost without exception, unable to keep up with the commodity traders at banks and hedge funds.
From MSNBC ● Jun. 4, 2014
A few people had seen how it would be, but the actuality sur- passed prognostication.
From Time Magazine Archive
But Dr. Balfour finds that nine out of ten patients can sur- vive the operation.
From Time Magazine Archive
“They stagger exactly like sleepwalkers,” said one sur- vivor; “like walking ghosts” said another.
From "Bomb" by Steve Sheinkin
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