sat

CEFRA1

/sæt/

verb · adjective

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In plain English

  1. 01

    verb

    Past tense of sit; rested on a seat or surface.

  2. 02

    verb

    Extra detail

    Abbreviation of satisfactory.

Examples

  • He sat watching her as she got ready.

  • The manager sat on the bench with his arms folded.

At a glance

Sits at A1 on the CEFR scale

Senses
5
Parts of speech
2
Citations
4

Deep Dive

verb

Extra meanings

  1. Abbreviation of satisfied.

  2. simple past and past participle of sit

adjective

Extra meaning

  1. Abbreviation of saturated.

More examples

In context

  • The visitor sat across from me.

  • I sat in the middle of the park.

  • Jill sat Jack down for a talk.

Quick test

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Question 1 · Quick check

After a long walk, he blank down on the park bench to rest.

Practise this properly in the app, where the word comes back before you forget it.

Nearby

Origin

verb

See sit.