Meanings
phrase
alternative dear sir · alternative dear Sir or Madam · alternative dear Sir/Madam · alternative dear Sirs · alternative dear sirs · alternative Dear Sirs or Madams
- datedUsed as the salutation at the beginning of a formal letter when addressing persons – assumed to be male – of unknown names.
Dear Sir, You will recently have received...
Translations
Dutch weledele heer
- weledele heerTranslations
German sehr geehrter Herr
- sehr geehrter HerrTranslations
Italian egregio Signore
- egregio SignoreTranslations
Spanish muy señor mío, muy señor nuestro
- muy señor míoTranslations
- muy señor nuestroTranslations
Vietnamese thưa/gửi/gởi ông/ngài (quý/quí), (kính) thưa/gửi/gởi anh/em
- thưa/gửi/gởi ông/ngài (quý/quí) (kính)Translations
- (kính) thưa/gửi/gởi anh/emTranslations
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APA
dear Sir. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dear%20Sir
MLA
“dear Sir.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dear%20Sir. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “dear Sir,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/dear%20Sir.
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