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take a seat

take a seat verb: to sit down; to become seated, to sit.

Verb

take a seat (third-person singular simple present takes a seat, present participle taking a seat, simple past took a seat, past participle taken a seat)

  1. 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
  2. To be benched, to leave the area of play

Synonyms of take a seat

All synonyms of take a seat

Forms of take a seat

third-person singular presenttakes a seat
present participletaking a seat
pasttook a seat
past participletaken a seat

Questions about take a seat

What does take a seat mean?
Take a seat means to sit down; to become seated, to sit.
What part of speech is take a seat?
Take a seat is a verb.
What is the past tense of take a seat?
The past tense of take a seat is took a seat.

Words near take a seat in the dictionary

  1. take a reef in
  2. take a ride to Tyburn
  3. take a risk
  4. take a run at
  5. take a running jump
  6. take a seat
  7. take a shine to
  8. take a shining to
  9. take a shit
  10. take a shot in the dark
  11. take a sight

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