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sur-
1a prefix meaning “over, above,” “in addition,” occurring mainly in loanwords from French and partial calques of French words.
surcharge; surname; surrender; survive.
sur-
2variant of sub- before r: surrogate.
sur
3[sur]
preposition
upon; on the basis of.
sur mortgage.
Sur
4[soor]
noun
a town in S Lebanon, on the Mediterranean Sea: site of ancient port of Tyre.
Sur
1/ ʊə /
noun
transliteration of the Arabic name for Tyre
sur-
2prefix
over; above; beyond Compare super-
surcharge
surrealism
sur-
3prefix
a variant of sub-
surrogate
Word History and Origins
Word History and Origins
Origin of sur-1
Example Sentences
Sometimes, Agurto, who’s based in Orange County and shoots entirely in California, says she has some blanket recommendations — no Death Valley in the summer or Big Sur during mudslide season, for instance — but each couple is different.
The agency said fishing will reopen in the fall in some regions — including from Point Reyes in Marin County south to near Half Moon Bay, and from there to Point Sur in Big Sur — under a separate harvest limit guideline of 7,500 Chinook salmon.
Regional newspaper Diario Sur reported the attack took place just after 23:00 when a car pulled up and a masked man opened fire.
"We, along with other civil rights groups, demanded a two-step process - an immediate ceasefire followed by peace talks," said Ranjit Sur, general secretary of the Kolkata-based group Association for Protection of Democratic Rights.
At the Glen Oaks Resort Adobe Motor Lodge in Big Sur, the rooms huddle at the edge of a thick forest.
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