sic

sɪk

siccedsiccing

Definition of sic - Reverso English Dictionary

Verb

tr.

command attack

order an animal or person to attack or chase a target

He sicced his dog on the intruder.

constraint

limit

restriction

Adverb

languageused to show quoted text is exact

He wrote, 'I can haz cheezburger [sic].'

thus

verbatim

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Expressions with sic

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sic someone on

urge someone to attack or pursue a target

He sicced his dog on the intruder.

sic 'em

encourage a dog to attack or chase

He shouted 'sic 'em' and the dog ran after the intruder.

sic transit gloria mundi

exp.

worldly glory is temporary and fades away

He sighed, 'Sic transit gloria mundi,' as the empire fell.

sic a dog on

order a dog to attack or chase someone

He threatened to sic a dog on the intruder.

Origin of sic

Latin, sic (thus)

Examples of sic in a sentence

Don’t sic your followers on her over a rumor.
The document stated, 'Their performance was outstanding [sic].'
In the article, it was noted, 'He is the best player [sic].'

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French:lâcher, sic, ...
German:auf jemanden hetzen, sic, ...
Italian:sguinzagliare, sic, ...
Spanish:azuzar, sic, ...
Portuguese:atiçar, sic, ...
Chinese:指使, 原文如此, ...
Japanese:けしかける, 原文ママ, ...
Arabic:أَغْرَى, كَذَا, ...
Hebrew:לְשַׁסּוֹת, כָּךְ בַּמָּקוֹר, ...
Russian:натравливать, так, ...
Ukrainian:нацькувати, sic, ...
Hindi:पीछे छोड़ देना, जैसा है वैसा, ...
Bengali:লাগিয়ে দেওয়া, সঠিকভাবে, ...
Catalan:atiar, sic, ...
Czech:poštvat, sic, ...
Danish:hisse, sic, ...
Dutch:op iemand afsturen, sic, ...
Greek:βάζω, sic, ...
Hungarian:uszítani, sic, ...
Khmer:បញ្ជាឲ្យវាយប្រហារ, ដូចក្នុងអត្ថបទដើម, ...
Korean:부추기다, 원문 그대로, ...
Persian:به جانِ کسی انداخت, [sic], ...
Polish:poszczuć, sic, ...
Portuguese (BR):incitar, sic, ...
Romanian:a asmuți, sic, ...
Swedish:hetsa på, sic, ...
Thai:สั่งให้กัด, [sic], ...
Turkish:saldırtmak, sic, ...
Vietnamese:xúi, sic, ...

SIC

sɪk

Definition of SIC - Reverso English Dictionary

Acronym

acr: Standard Industrial Classification

TECH.

system for grouping businesses by type

TECH.

The SIC code identifies the company's industry.
The report listed the SIC for each firm.
Banks use SIC codes to assess risk.

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Origin of SIC

Latin sic (thus)

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French:NAF, ...
German:WZ-Code, ...
Italian:ATECO, ...
Spanish:Clasificación Industrial Estándar, ...
Portuguese:SIC, ...
Chinese:标准行业分类, ...
Japanese:SIC, ...
Arabic:تصنيف صناعي قياسي, ...
Hebrew:סִיוּוּג תַּעֲשִׂיָּתִי סְטַנְדָּרְטִי, ...
Russian:SIC, ...
Ukrainian:Стандартна промислова класифікація, ...
Hindi:मानक औद्योगिक वर्गीकरण, ...
Bengali:স্ট্যান্ডার্ড ইন্ডাস্ট্রিয়াল ক্লাসিফিকেশন, ...
Catalan:CIE, ...
Czech:standardní průmyslová klasifikace, ...
Danish:Standard Industri Klassifikation, ...
Dutch:SIC, ...
Greek:Τυπική Βιομηχανική Ταξινόμηση, ...
Hungarian:SIC, ...
Khmer:ប្រព័ន្ធចាត់ថ្នាក់ឧស្សាហកម្មស្តង់ដារ, ...
Korean:표준 산업 분류, ...
Persian:طبقه‌بندی صنعتی استاندارد, ...
Polish:standardowa klasyfikacja przemysłu, ...
Portuguese (BR):CNAE, ...
Romanian:SIC, ...
Swedish:SNI, ...
Thai:การจัดประเภทอุตสาหกรรมมาตรฐาน, ...
Turkish:Standart Endüstriyel Sınıflandırma, ...
Vietnamese:Phân loại Công nghiệp Tiêu chuẩn, ...

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