take a seat en · VERB
Pronunciation
- (Australia) audio
Meanings
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To sit down; to become seated, to sit.
My fellow Americans, please, if you have a seat, take it.
2022 September 1, Joe Biden, “REMARKS BY PRESIDENT BIDEN ON THE CONTINUED BATTLE FOR THE SOUL OF THE NATION”, in White House, archived from the original on 02 Sep 2022:
- To be benched, to leave the area of play
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| takes a seat | Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres | lexicographic | |
| took a seat | Tense=Past | lexicographic | |
| taken a seat | Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic | |
| taking a seat | Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part | lexicographic |
Relateds
take a back seat · take a number
Synonyms
take several seats · pull up a chair · take a pew · take one's seat · take a chair
Translations (12)
es tomar asiento (sit down) · nl plaatsnemen (sit down) · mk седнува (sit down) · pl usiąść (sit down) · pl siadać (sit down) · got 𐌲𐌰𐍃𐌹𐍄𐌰𐌽 (sit down) · fi istuutua (sit down) · hu helyet foglal (sit down) · io sideskar (sit down) · pl zajmować miejsce (sit down) · pl zająć miejsce (sit down) · fr prendre un siège (sit down)