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take a seat

Meaning in simple English, pronunciation and examples

Pronunciation: US /ˌteɪk ə ˈsit/ · UK /ˌteɪk ə ˈsiːt/

take a seat means: If you do this, you sit down, often after someone invites you to.

verb

SIT DOWNA2

If you do this, you sit down, often after someone invites you to.

  • Please take a seat.
  • She took a seat beside the window.
  • Have you taken a seat yet?

Similar words: sit down, sit

Opposites: stand up

Common phrases: take a seat here, take a seat inside

LEAVE PLAYC1

A player leaves the game and sits with the players who are not playing.

  • The coach told me to take a seat.
  • After his fifth foul, the guard took a seat.
  • She will take a seat while a substitute finishes the match.

Similar words: be benched, come off

Common phrases: take a seat now, take a seat again

Questions about take a seat

What does take a seat mean?

If you do this, you sit down, often after someone invites you to.

What is take a seat in other languages?

Türkçe: oturmak · Español: sentarse · Français: s’asseoir · Deutsch: sich setzen · Italiano: sedersi · 日本語: 座る

How do you pronounce take a seat?

In American English /ˌteɪk ə ˈsit/; in British English /ˌteɪk ə ˈsiːt/.

How do you use take a seat in a sentence?

Please take a seat. She took a seat beside the window.

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