Sober | Mean of sober in English Dictionary

/ˈsoʊbɚ/

• not drunk
1. I'm driving, so I have to stay sober tonight.
2. She has been sober for three years. [=she stopped drinking alcohol three years ago]
3. I haven't been drinking at all. I'm (as) sober as a judge. [=I'm completely sober]
4. He claims that he was stone cold sober [=completely sober] when the accident happened.
• having or showing a very serious attitude or quality
1. He is a sober, hardworking farmer.
2. The story is a sober look at drug abuse.
3. Illness is a sober reminder of our mortality.
4. The article is a sober reflection on the state of our nation.
• plain in color
1. a sober gray suit
• Verb

• to make (someone) serious or thoughtful
1. He returned home from the war, saddened and sobered by his experiences.
• to become sober or less drunk or to make (a drunk person) sober or less drunk
1. You need to sober up before you go.
2. I tried to sober her up.
3. I have to sober myself up.