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sat en · VERB · etymology 1

Pronunciation

Etymology

See sit.

Meanings

  1. (form-of, participle, past) simple past and past participle of sit
    form of sit
    • We sat ourselves down for dinner.
    • 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:
    • I sat in the middle of the park.
    • Jill sat Jack down for a talk.
    • The children were sat at a low table. (informal; chiefly UK/Commonwealth)
Source: en.wiktionary, “sat” (verb), dump 20260902, contributors via the page history. Text licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.

sat en · ADJ · etymology 2

Pronunciation

Etymology

Clippings.

Meanings

  1. (abbreviation, alt-of) Abbreviation of satisfactory.
  2. (abbreviation, alt-of) Abbreviation of satisfied.
    alt of satisfied
  3. (abbreviation, alt-of) Abbreviation of saturated.
    alt of saturated

Forms

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more sat Degree=Cmp lexicographic
most sat Degree=Sup lexicographic

Deriveds

sat fat

sat en · NOUN · etymology 2

Pronunciation

Etymology

Clippings.

Meanings

  1. (abbreviation, alt-of) Abbreviation of satellite (“artificial orbital body”).
    alt of satellite
  2. (abbreviation, alt-of) Abbreviation of satori (“a mutant gene of Drosophila, a genus of fruit flies, that causes homosexual behaviour in males (specifically, courtship directed to other males)”).
    alt of satori
  3. (abbreviation, alt-of) Abbreviation of satoshi (“a hundred-millionth of a bitcoin”).
    alt of satoshi
  4. Level of saturation (especially of oxygen in the blood).
    • 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:

Forms

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sats Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

picosat (artificial orbital body) · satphone (artificial orbital body) · nanosat (artificial orbital body) · satnav (artificial orbital body) · minisat (artificial orbital body) · subsat (artificial orbital body) · satcom (artificial orbital body) · spysat (artificial orbital body) · sat diver · cubesat (artificial orbital body) · microsat (artificial orbital body) · satcomm (artificial orbital body) · smallsat (artificial orbital body) · killsat (artificial orbital body) · femtosat (artificial orbital body) · comsat (artificial orbital body) · commsat (artificial orbital body)

Relateds

desat · verbum sat