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/ˈsəʊbə(r)/ 
| present tense | |
| I/you/we/they | sober |
| he/she/it | sobers |
| present participle | sobering |
| past tense | sobered |
| past participle | sobered |
phrasal verb
sober up
| present tense | |
| I/you/we/they | sober up |
| he/she/it | sobers up |
| present participle | sobering up |
| past tense | sobered up |
| past participle | sobered up |
This is the British English definition of sober. View American English definition of sober
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