sat
/sæt/
sat is the simple past and past participle of sit.
sat is the abbreviation of satisfactory.
sat is the abbreviation of satisfied.
sat is the abbreviation of saturated.
sat is the abbreviation of satellite.
sat is the abbreviation of satori.
Meaning of sit
Verb
sit (third-person singular simple present sits, present participle sitting, simple past sat or (dated, poetic) sate, past participle sat or (dated, poetic) sate or (archaic, dialectal) sitten)
- To be in a position in which the upper body is upright and supported by the buttocks.
- After a long day of walking, it was good just to sit and relax.
- Synonyms:
- be seated
- To move oneself into such a position.
- I asked him to sit.
- Synonyms:
- be seated, sit down, sit up, take a seat
- To occupy a given position.
- The dishes are still sitting on the table!
- Synonyms:
- be
- To remain in a state of repose; to rest; to abide; to rest in any position or condition.
- And Moses said to […] the children of Reuben, Shall your brothren go to war, and shall ye sit here?1611, The Holy Bible, […] (King James Version), London: […] Robert Barker, […], →OCLC, Numbers 32:6
- To be a member of a deliberative body.
- I currently sit on a standards committee.
- Of a legislative or, especially, a judicial body such as a court, to be in session.
- In what city is the circuit court sitting for this session?
Meaning of satisfactory
Adjective
satisfactory (comparative more satisfactory, superlative most satisfactory)
- Done to satisfaction; adequate or sufficient.
- The satisfactory results of the survey led to his promotion.
- Causing satisfaction; agreeable or pleasant; satisfying.
- To own a bit of ground, to scratch it with a hoe, to plant seeds, and watch their renewal of life,—this is the commonest delight of the race, the most satisfactory thing a man can do.1870, Charles Dudley Warner, “Preliminary”, in My Summer in a Garden, Boston: Houghton, Mifflin and Company, page 15
- Making atonement for a sin; expiatory.
- […] therefore the ſuffering of any other nature could not bee ſo pertinent, nor kindly ſatisfactory.1623, John Mayer, The English Catechisme Explained, 3rd edition, London: Aug. Mathewes, page 36
Noun (1)
sat (plural sats)
- 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
Noun (2) capitalized: SAT
SAT (countable and uncountable, plural SATs)
- Initialism of surface air temperature.
- Ellipsis of SAT Reasoning Test, formerly an acronym for Scholastic Assessment Test and (originally) Scholastic Aptitude Test: a national exam taken annually by high school juniors and seniors.
- take the SAT
- take an SAT
- The National Curriculum assessment, formerly called (either officially or unofficially) by names including the Statutory Assessment Test and the Standard Attainment Test.
Noun (3) capitalized: Sat
Sat (plural Sats)
- Abbreviation of Saturday.
Forms of sat
| Adjective | |
|---|---|
| comparative | more sat |
| superlative | most sat |
| Noun | |
| plural | sats |
| plural | SATs |
| plural | Sats |
| alternative form | Sat. |
Origin of sat
See sit.
Clippings.
Words formed from sat
Phrases with sat
42 more phrasesFewer phrases
- sat down
- sat fats
- sat navs
- sat over
- sat upon
- sat with
- SAT word
- trip sat
- house sat
- plant sat
- sat about
- sat in on
- sat loose
- sat on it
- sat right
- sat shiva
- sat still
- sat tight
- sat under
- SAT words
- sat around
- sat divers
- sat in for
- sat idly by
- sat loosely
- sat through
- sat up with
- apartment sat
- sat in judgment
- sat in judgement
- sat on one's ass
- sat on the fence
- sat on one's arse
- sat on one's hands
- sat one's ass down
- sat one's butt down
- sat on one's laurels
- sat on someone's wheel
- sat up and took notice
- sat back on one's heels
- sat on death's doorstep
- sat up and taken notice
Words that rhyme with sat
48 more rhymesFewer rhymes
- mat
- slat
- blat
- matt
- matte
- nat
- pat
- scat
- sprat
- vat
- old hat
- phat
- plat
- prat
- rabat
- spat
- tat
- @
- acrobat
- anticat
- antifat
- antirat
- batt
- big cat
- Cheshire cat
- clat
- combat
- gat
- glatt
- gnat
- manat
- Montserrat
- plait
- scrat
- skat
- stat
- the fact that
- twat
- whereat
- begat
- Bratt
- BTO flat
- chowkat
- dassie rat
- dat
- despotat
- drat
- Flatt
Questions about sat
- What does sat mean?
- Sat means level of saturation (especially of oxygen in the blood).
- What is sat the simple past and past participle of?
- Sat is the simple past and past participle of sit.
- What part of speech is sat?
- Sat is a noun.
- How do you pronounce sat?
- Sat is pronounced /sæt/.
- What is the plural of sat?
- The plural of sat is sats.
Words near sat in the dictionary
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: sat (page history and authors); SAT (page history and authors); Sat (page history and authors); sit (page history and authors); satisfactory (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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