Sat Meaning
/sæt/Definition, CEFR level A1, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
verbsimple past and past participle of sit
adjAbbreviation of satisfactory.
Sentence Examples
The visitor sat across from me.
The manager sat on the bench with his arms folded.
He sat watching her as she got ready.
CEFR Practice Quiz
After a long walk, he ____ down on the park bench to rest.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
She ____ quietly at the back of the room and listened to the entire lecture.
Word Origin & History
See sit.
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"Hold on, I’m sat on my arse while I’m writing this."
— 2007, Tony Bell, “eighteen”, in Life in the Bus Lane, Cambridge: Vanguard Press, →ISBN, page 103:
"Also, your blood pressure and oxygen sats – that's the amount of oxygen in your blood."
— 2010, Virginia Allum, Patricia McGarr, Cambridge English for Nursing Pre-intermediate Student's Book with Audio CD, Cambridge University Press, →ISBN, page 93:
"[T]his is her third admission for breathing difficulties. The first two admissions we managed to control her and discharge her home with her mum. This time we can't get her oxygen sats up—they're actually falling."
— 2012, Emily Forbes, Georgie's Big Greek Wedding?, Harlequin, →ISBN, page 44:
"Intubation is not necessary unless his oxygen sat reading is low."
— 2015, Christopher J Gallagher, MD, Pure and Simple: Anesthesia Writtens Review IV Questions, Answers, Explanations 501-1000, →ISBN:
"AIs are no longer just producing passable five-paragraph essays. Now they’re excelling at the SAT, “earning” a score of 1410. […] To score a 1410 on the SAT says something about your capacities and prospects—maybe you can get into Stanford."
— 2023 March 21, Ian Bogost, “Is This the Singularity for Standardized Tests?”, in The Atlantic, archived from the original on 25 Mar 2023:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
After a long walk, he ____ down on the park bench to rest.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
She ____ quietly at the back of the room and listened to the entire lecture.