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son

/sʌn/

sonnoun

sons

/sʌn/

Translations

сын

My son is starting school this year.

Мой сын идет в школу в этом году.

Additional translations

наследник

потомок

Definitions

A male child in relation to his parents.

They were proud of their son for graduating from college.

A male descendant.

He is the son of a long line of farmers.

A term of address for a young man.

The coach called out to the player, 'Good job, son!'

A man considered as the product of a particular influence or environment.

He is a son of the city, having grown up in its bustling streets.

Synonyms

sonproper noun

Definitions

A Korean surname (family name).

Son clinched the winner, and the crowd chanted Heung-min’s surname with pride.

(in Christian theology) Jesus Christ, the second person of the Holy Trinity.

Believers affirm faith in the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit.

sonverb

sonned

Past Simple

sonned

Past Participle

sonning

Gerund

/sʌn/

Chiefly colloquial/slang: ‘to dominate, humiliate or treat as one’s inferior, as if the other were one’s child’ (e.g. “He totally sonned him on the court”). Very rare earlier literary sense ‘to beget’ is also covered.

Definitions

To defeat, dominate, or humiliate (someone), treating them as if they were one’s child; to put (someone) in an inferior position.

The rookie absolutely sonned the veteran in the final round.

(archaic) To beget or produce as a son.

He thought himself blessed to have sonned two heirs before the war.

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