sot

C2 Topic:Register & Style

US /sɑt/ UK /sɒt/ See IPA manual

Minimal pairs

Sounds like shot /s/ vs /ʃ/ Sounds like sat /æ/ vs /ɑ/

Freq #45370

Meanings

1

noun
dated and disapproving: a habitual drunkard

The pamphlet portrays him as an idle sot who spends every evening drinking.
2

noun
archaic: a foolish or stupid person

Only a sot would ignore such an obvious warning.
3

verb
a dialect past-tense or past-participial form of sit

In the speaker’s dialect, he sot beside the fire all night.

Verb forms

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Thesaurus

Synonyms

1 noun · dated and disapproving: a... drunkard drunk souse

2 noun · archaic: a foolish or... fool simpleton

3 verb · a dialect past-tense or... sat

Word family

Forms sottish

Derived forms besotsottedsottish

Related forms drink fool sit

Etymology

From Middle English sot, from Old English sott ("foolish person"), reinforced by Medieval Latin sottus and related continental forms. The dialect past form of sit is a separate development.

Topics

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