sur

[ sur ]
/ sɜr /

preposition Law.

upon; on the basis of: sur mortgage.

Origin of sur

< French < Latin super super-

Words nearby sur

supt., supvr., suq, suquamish, suqutra, sur, sur-, sur-royal, sura, surabaya, surah

Definition for sur (2 of 4)

Sur
[ soo r ]
/ sʊər /

noun

a town in S Lebanon, on the Mediterranean Sea: site of ancient port of Tyre.

Definition for sur (3 of 4)

sur- 1

a prefix meaning “over, above,” “in addition,” occurring mainly in loanwords from French and partial calques of French words: surcharge; surname; surrender; survive.
Compare super-.

Origin of sur-

1
Middle English < Old French < Latin super- super-

Definition for sur (4 of 4)

sur- 2

variant of sub- before r: surrogate.

Example sentences from the Web for sur

British Dictionary definitions for sur (1 of 3)

Sur

Sour

/ (sʊə) /

noun

transliteration of the Arabic name for Tyre

British Dictionary definitions for sur (2 of 3)

sur- 1

prefix

over; above; beyond surcharge; surrealism Compare super-

Word Origin for sur-

from Old French, from Latin super-

British Dictionary definitions for sur (3 of 3)

sur- 2

prefix

a variant of sub- surrogate