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WordBand 6–7Core (NGSL)

sir

/ˈsə(ɹ)/

noun

form of address to a man you respect

  • “Sir, you are not allowed to park your car here.”Tatoeba
  • “There is no such thing, sir, as a ghost.”Tatoeba

Sentences from Tatoeba show real usage. A word can have several meanings, so a sentence may use another one.

Source: New General Service List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)

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