sat

[sat] / sæt /

VERB

rest on one's behind

Synonyms

STRONGEST

cover install lie park perch relax remain rest seat squat

STRONG

ensconce hunker pose posture settle

WEAK

be seated bear on give feet a rest grab a chair have a place have a seat plop down put it there seat oneself take a load off take a place take a seat

Antonyms

STRONGEST

depart move stand straighten

WEAK

cancel

VERB

hold a meeting

Synonyms

STRONGEST

assemble meet open

STRONG

convene deliberate officiate preside

WEAK

be in session come together hold an assembly

Antonyms

STRONGEST

divide separate

STRONG

WEAK

cancel stand

Example Sentences

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But I wrote her a letter, sat down with her, showed her the scripts and she understood.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 11, 2026

It was on full display the very day before the Knicks game, when Trump sat down with NBC News’ Kristen Welker for what turned into one of the most revealing interviews of his presidency.

From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026

Valor currently has stakes in other name-brand startups including Anduril, Crusoe and Polymarket, as well as Harmony Biosciences Holdings, where Gracias sat on the board until this year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

For the last decade, 55-year-old Ponni has sat on a roadside in Bengaluru, the city known as India's Silicon Valley, making flower garlands.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

None of us slept, we just sat there watching him, hoping the fever would leave him, longing for the doctor to come.

From "An Elephant in the Garden" by Michael Morpurgo