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Bookmark or Share- SIR Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.comnoun. a respectful or formal term of address used to a man: No, sir. (initial capital letter) the distinctive title of a knight or baronet: Sir Walter Scott. (initial capital letter) a title of respect for some notable personage of ancient times: Sir Pandarus of Troy. a lord or gentleman: noble sirs and ladies.
- sir noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford ...noun. /sɜː (r)/, /sə (r)/ /sɜːr/, /sər/ Idioms. used as a polite way of addressing a man whose name you do not know, for example in a shop or restaurant. Good morning, sir. Can I help you? Are you ready to order, sir? ‘Thank you very much.’ ‘You're welcome, sir. Have a nice day.’. compare ma’am see also madam.
- Sir Definition & Meaning - Merriam-WebsterThe meaning of SIR is a man entitled to be addressed as sir —used as a title before the given name of a knight or baronet and formerly sometimes before the given name of a priest. How to use sir in a sentence.
- Sir - WikipediaSir is a formal honorific address in English for men, derived from Sire in the High Middle Ages. Both are derived from the old French "Sieur" (Lord), brought to England by the French-speaking Normans, and which now exist in French only as part of "Monsieur", with the equivalent "My Lord" in English.
- SIR | definition in the Cambridge English Dictionary - Cambridge Dictionaryused to begin a formal letter when you do not know whether the person you are writing to is a man or a woman: Dear Sir or Madam, I am writing to inform you that I wish to cancel my credit card. Dear Sirs old-fashioned. used to begin a letter to a company when you do not have someone's name to write to directly.
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