sic

Meaning

  1. (not-comparable) yes, indeed (If answering a question)
  2. (not-comparable) thus, so, like this, in this way
  3. (not-comparable) thus, so, like this, in this way
  4. (not-comparable) thus, so, like this, in this way
  5. (also, not-comparable) thus, so, like this, in this way
  6. (not-comparable) thus, so, like this, in this way

Frequency

A1
Pronounced as (IPA)
[ˈsiːk]
Etymology

Regular apocope of sīce, from sī + -ce, from Proto-Indo-European *só (“this, that”) and Proto-Indo-European *ḱe- (“demonstrative particle”). See also components for cognates.

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