📖 S — The English dictionary · page 72

sorrowful — Everyday, meaning 1: Feeling or showing great sadness.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Causing sadness.↗ Example: The puppy gave a sorrowful look when we left.↗ · She sang a sorrowful song about a lost love.↗ · It was a sorrowful day when our school closed.↗ · He shook his head sorrowfully.↗ · The sorrowful music made Mum cry.↗ · Catholics pray the Sorrowful Mysteries of the rosary.↗ · ‘Alas!’ sighed the youth, ‘I am very sorrowful.↗ · And Hannah answered and said: 'No, my lord, I am a woman of a sorrowful spirit; I have drunk neither wine nor strong drink, but I poured out my soul before the LORD.↗ (Prophets 1SA.1.15, JPS 1917)↗

sorrowfully — Everyday, meaning 1: In a very sad way, full of sorrow or grief.↗ Example: The Mock Turtle sighed sorrowfully.↗ · «My kitten is gone,» she said sorrowfully.↗ · He looked sorrowfully at the broken vase.↗ · The dog waited sorrowfully at the door.↗ · They sorrowfully said goodbye at the airport.↗ · The old man shook his head sorrowfully.↗ · “Now he is dead?”↗ Pinocchio interrupted sorrowfully.↗

sorry — Everyday, meaning 1: Feeling sad or bad because you did something wrong.↗ e.g. "I'm sorry I broke it."↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Feeling sad for someone else.↗ e.g. "I'm sorry your cat is ill."↗ Everyday, meaning 3: Used to say politely that you didn't hear: "Sorry?".↗ Everyday, meaning 4: Used to say no politely or ask to pass.↗ e.g. "Sorry, excuse me."↗ Everyday, meaning 5: Poor, sad-looking.↗ e.g. "a sorry sight".↗ Example: I'm sorry I was late.↗ · Say sorry to your sister.↗ · I feel sorry for the lost dog.↗ · Sorry, could you say that again?↗ · I'm sorry to hear you are ill.↗ · Sorry, can I get past?↗ · Better safe than sorry.↗ · The wet kitten was a sorry sight.↗ · “I feel very sorry for you.↗ · I have heard many such things; sorry comforters are ye all.↗ (Writings JOB.16.2, JPS 1917)↗

sort — Everyday, meaning 1: A sort is a kind or type of something.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: To sort things is to put them into groups by what they are like, or into an order.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: To sort something out is to fix a problem or tidy something up.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: «Sort of» (informal) means a little, or in some way.↗ Example: What sort of music do you like?↗ · Sort the shapes into triangles and squares.↗ · We sorted the recycling into paper, glass and cans.↗ · Sort these numbers from smallest to largest.↗ · There were all sorts of animals at the farm.↗ · Can you sort out this mess before dinner?↗ · I'm sort of tired, but I can keep going.↗ · Mum and Dad sorted out the argument.↗ · "Who sowed this sort of corn?"↗ · And of every living thing of all flesh, two of every sort shalt thou bring into the ark, to keep them alive with thee; they shall be male and female.↗ (Torah GEN.6.19, JPS 1917)↗ · Of the fowl after their kind, and of the cattle after their kind, of every creeping thing of the ground after its kind, two of every sort shall come unto thee, to keep them alive.↗ (Torah GEN.6.20, JPS 1917)↗ · they, and every beast after its kind, and all the cattle after their kind, and every creeping thing that creepeth upon the earth after its kind, and every fowl after its kind, every bird of every sort.↗ (Torah GEN.7.14, JPS 1917)↗ · Of the Izharites, Chenaniah and his sorts were for the outward business over Israel, for officers and judges.↗ (Writings 1CH.26.29, JPS 1917)↗ · And they sent unto me four times after this sort; and I answered them after the same manner.↗ (Writings NEH.6.4, JPS 1917)↗ · thirty bowls of gold, silver bowls of a second sort four hundred and ten, and other vessels a thousand.↗ (Writings EZR.1.10, JPS 1917)↗

sortie — Everyday, meaning 1: A sortie is a sudden attack made by soldiers rushing out from a place that is surrounded by enemies.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A sortie is also one flight by a military aircraft on a mission.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (informal, humorous) A sortie can mean a short trip out somewhere, like a sortie to the shops.↗ Example: The defenders made a sortie from the castle at night.↗ · The Spitfire pilots flew three sorties that day.↗ · Each sortie lasted about an hour.↗ · Mum made a quick sortie to the corner shop for milk.↗ · The knights' sortie surprised the enemy camp.↗ · (French) In France, "Sortie" on a sign means "Exit".↗ · The plane returned safely from its sortie.↗

sot — Everyday, meaning 1: Sot is a dialect (non-standard) past form of «sit», meaning sat down or was sitting.↗ Example: I sot down by the fire with my axe.↗ · The Tar Baby, she sot there, she did.↗ · We sot and waited for the rain to stop.↗

sottish — In Jewish tradition, meaning 1: Foolish or dull, as if stupid with drink.↗ Example: For My people is foolish, they know Me not; they are sottish children, and they have no understanding; they are wise to do evil, but to do good they have no knowledge.↗ (Prophets JER.4.22, JPS 1917)↗

sou — Everyday, meaning 1: (French, old money) A sou was an old French coin of very little value.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: (idiom, old-fashioned) Not a sou means no money at all, as in he hasn't a sou.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: (French) Sous (said soo) also means under in French, as in sous-chef, the cook under the head chef.↗ Example: He was so poor he didn't have a sou.↗ · The old woman counted her few sous.↗ · In the story, the beggar asked for a sou.↗ · A sou was worth very little.↗ · A sous-chef helps the head chef.↗ · Sous la table means under the table.↗ (French)↗

souffle — Everyday, meaning 1: (cooking) A soufflé is a light, fluffy baked dish made with beaten egg whites, which puffs up high in the oven; it can be savoury (cheese) or sweet (chocolate, lemon).↗ Everyday, meaning 2: The word is French and means "puffed up" or "breathed".↗ Example: The cheese soufflé rose high above the dish.↗ · Don't open the oven door or the soufflé will sink!↗ · We had a chocolate soufflé for pudding.↗ · A soufflé is made with whipped egg whites.↗ · Serve the soufflé straight away before it falls.↗ · The chef's soufflé was as light as a cloud.↗ · Hot air in the egg bubbles makes a soufflé puff up.↗

sought — Everyday, meaning 1: Looked for or searched for.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Tried to get or achieve something.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: Asked for, as in sought advice or sought help.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: «Sought-after» means wanted by many people, popular.↗ Example: The explorers sought a way across the mountains.↗ · She sought help from her teacher when she was stuck.↗ · They sought shelter from the rain under a tree.↗ · The police sought anyone who had seen the accident.↗ · These old cards are much sought-after by collectors.↗ · He sought to make friends at his new school.↗ · The villagers sought advice from the wise old woman.↗ · The more he sought the less he found.↗ · Now when Pharaoh heard this thing, he sought to slay Moses.↗ (Torah EXO.2.15, JPS 1917)↗ · And it came to pass on the way at the lodging-place, that the LORD met him, and sought to kill him.↗ (Torah EXO.4.24, JPS 1917)↗ · And the LORD said unto Moses in Midian: 'Go, return into Egypt; for all the men are dead that sought thy life.'↗ (Torah EXO.4.19, JPS 1917)↗ · And he sought for them many wives.↗ (Writings 2CH.11.23, JPS 1917)↗ · How are his hidden places sought out!↗ (Prophets OBA.1.6, JPS 1917)↗ · I am Thine, save me; for I have sought Thy precepts.↗ (Writings PSA.119.94, JPS 1917)↗

soul — Everyday, meaning 1: (religion) The soul is the part of a person that many religions believe is spiritual, lives on after death, and is the real "you" — your mind, feelings and spirit.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: A soul is a person, as in "not a soul was there" (nobody) or "poor soul" (a person to feel sorry for).↗ Everyday, meaning 3: Soul is deep feeling or warmth in music, art or speech.↗ e.g. "She sings with soul."↗ Everyday, meaning 4: Soul music is a style of African American music with gospel roots.↗ Everyday, meaning 5: To have a soul for something means to have a deep love for it and a natural gift for it.↗ Early Modern English, meaning 1: The whole living person or creature; the self.↗ Example: Many people believe the soul lives on after death.↗ · There wasn't a soul in the park at night.↗ · The old dog was a gentle soul.↗ · She put her heart and soul into the painting.↗ · Poor soul, he lost his umbrella in the storm.↗ · Grandma loves soul music.↗ · "God rest his soul," said Nan at the funeral.↗ · You have a soul for poetry.↗ · And I will set My tabernacle among you, and My soul shall not abhor you.↗ (Torah LEV.26.11, JPS 1917)↗ · Arise, I pray thee, sit and eat of my venison, that thy soul may bless me.'↗ (Torah GEN.27.19, JPS 1917)↗ · And Hamor spoke with them, saying 'The soul of my son Shechem longeth for your daughter.↗ (Torah GEN.34.8, JPS 1917)↗ · Bless the LORD, O my soul.↗ (Writings PSA.104.1, JPS 1917)↗ · Praise the LORD, O my soul.↗ (Writings PSA.146.1, JPS 1917)↗ · LORD, why castest Thou off my soul?↗ (Writings PSA.88.15, JPS 1917)↗ · And I will set My tabernacle among you, and My soul shall not abhor you.↗ (Torah LEV.26.11, JPS 1917) · You have a soul for poetry.↗ (Fairy Tales of Hans Christian Andersen) · On another, it refers to something less tangible, approaching the kind of phantom essence implied by the English term ‘soul’.↗ (Sefer Yetzirah, Sefaria community translation)

sound — Everyday, meaning 1: Anything you can hear.↗ e.g. "the sound of rain".↗ Everyday, meaning 2: As a verb, to seem when heard or read.↗ e.g. "That sounds fun."↗ Everyday, meaning 3: As a verb, to make a sound or signal.↗ e.g. "Sound the alarm."↗ Everyday, meaning 4: As an adjective, healthy, strong or sensible.↗ e.g. "safe and sound", "sound advice".↗ Everyday, meaning 5: A narrow stretch of sea (in names.↗ e.g. Puget Sound).↗ Example: I heard a strange sound.↗ · Sound travels through the air as vibrations.↗ · That sounds like a great idea.↗ · The letters "ph" make an "f" sound.↗ · Sound the fire alarm!↗ · The baby was sound asleep.↗ · We got home safe and sound.↗ · Sound can't travel through space.↗ · “H’m!” said Billy.↗ “It sounds very foolish.↗ · But when the assembly is to be gathered together, ye shall blow, but ye shall not sound an alarm.↗ (Torah NUM.10.7, JPS 1917)↗ · And it shall be upon Aaron to minister; and the sound thereof shall be heard when he goeth in unto the holy place before the LORD, and when he cometh out, that he die not.↗ (Torah EXO.28.35, JPS 1917)↗ · These unmeaning sounds, they said, have magic power.↗ (Sefer Yetzirah, Kalisch 1877)↗ · And he that sounded the horn was by me.↗ (Writings NEH.4.12, JPS 1917)↗ · Praise Him with the loud-sounding cymbals; praise Him with the clanging cymbals.↗ (Writings PSA.150.5, JPS 1917)↗ · Counsel is mine, and sound wisdom; I am understanding, power is mine.↗ (Writings PRO.8.14, JPS 1917)↗

soundeth — Early Modern English, meaning 1: «soundeth» means «sounds», a form of «sound»: Anything you can hear.↗ e.g. "the sound of rain".↗ Example: no hand shall touch him, but he shall surely be stoned, or shot through; whether it be beast or man, it shall not live; when the ram's horn soundeth long, they shall come up to the mount.'↗ (Torah EXO.19.13, JPS 1917)

soundly — Everyday, meaning 1: Deeply and well, of sleep: «sleep soundly».↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Completely or heavily, of a defeat or punishment: «beaten soundly».↗ Everyday, meaning 3: In a sensible, reliable or well-built way: «soundly made», «soundly argued».↗ Example: The baby slept soundly all night.↗ · Our team was soundly beaten 6–0.↗ · The bridge was soundly built and lasted 200 years.↗ · Her plan was soundly thought out.↗ · He was soundly told off for lying.↗ · After the long walk, we all slept soundly.↗ · After that he lay down and slept soundly.↗

soundman — Everyday, meaning 1: A person whose job is to record or control the sound for films, television, radio, concerts or plays.↗ Example: The soundman held a long microphone above the actors.↗ · At the concert the soundman made the guitars louder.↗ · The soundman asked everyone to be quiet before filming.↗ · Our school play had a soundman at the back of the hall.↗ · The soundman checked the microphones: «One, two, one, two.»↗ · The news crew had a cameraman and a soundman.↗

soundness — In Jewish tradition, meaning 1: The state of being healthy and whole, with nothing broken or sick.↗ Example: For my loins are filled with burning; and there is no soundness in my flesh.↗ (Writings PSA.38.8, JPS 1917)↗ · There is no soundness in my flesh because of Thine indignation; neither is there any health in my bones because of my sin.↗ (Writings PSA.38.4, JPS 1917)↗ · From the sole of the foot even unto the head there is no soundness in it; but wounds, and bruises, and festering sores: they have not been pressed, neither bound up, neither mollified with oil.↗ (Prophets ISA.1.6, JPS 1917)↗

soup — Everyday, meaning 1: Soup is a hot liquid food made by cooking vegetables, meat, fish or other foods in water or stock.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: «In the soup» (informal) means in trouble.↗ Example: A pot holds 4 liters of soup.↗ · Each bowl holds 250 mL of soup.↗ · She bought 6 cans of soup.↗ · How many bowls can be filled from the pot?↗ · Blow on your soup if it's too hot.↗ · Grandma's chicken soup makes me feel better.↗ · We eat soup with a big round spoon.↗ · The soup kitchen gives free meals every day.↗ · For dinner the Fox served soup.↗

sour — Everyday, meaning 1: Sour food has a sharp taste, like a lemon or vinegar.↗ Everyday, meaning 2: Milk turns sour when it goes bad.↗ Everyday, meaning 3: A sour person or mood is bad-tempered and unfriendly.↗ Everyday, meaning 4: To sour means to become worse or less friendly.↗ Example: Lemons taste very sour.↗ · The milk has gone sour, so don't drink it.↗ · Sour sweets make my mouth tingle.↗ · She gave me a sour look.↗ · The game turned sour when they started cheating.↗ · We had sweet and sour chicken for dinner.↗ · Saying the prize was boring was just sour grapes.↗ · He next flew to the anemones; these were rather sour to his taste.↗ · In those days they shall say no more: 'The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children's teeth are set on edge.'↗ (Prophets JER.31.29, JPS 1917)↗ · But every one shall die for his own iniquity; every man that eateth the sour grapes, his teeth shall be set on edge.↗ (Prophets JER.31.30, JPS 1917)↗ · 'What mean ye, that ye use this proverb in the land of Israel, saying: The fathers have eaten sour grapes, and the children's teeth are set on edge?↗ (Prophets EZK.18.2, JPS 1917)↗