Sat
//sæt// adj, noun, verb
adj, noun, verb ·Moderate ·College level
Definitions
Noun
- 1 Abbreviation of satellite (“artificial orbital body”). abbreviation, alt-of
- 2 Initialism of surface air temperature. abbreviation, alt-of, countable, initialism, uncountable
- 3 Abbreviation of Saturday. abbreviation, alt-of
- 4 the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians wordnet
- 5 Abbreviation of satori (“a mutant gene of Drosophila, a genus of fruit flies, that causes homosexual behaviour in males (specifically, courtship directed to other males)”). abbreviation, alt-of
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- 6 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. US, abbreviation, alt-of, countable, ellipsis, uncountable
"take the SAT"
- 7 Abbreviation of satoshi (“a hundred-millionth of a bitcoin”). abbreviation, alt-of
- 8 The National Curriculum assessment, formerly called (either officially or unofficially) by names including the Statutory Assessment Test and the Standard Attainment Test. British, countable, uncountable
- 9 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."
Verb
- 1 simple past and past participle of sit form-of, participle, past
"I sat in the middle of the park."
Adjective
- 1 Abbreviation of satisfactory. abbreviation, alt-of
- 2 Abbreviation of satisfied. abbreviation, alt-of
- 3 Abbreviation of saturated. abbreviation, alt-of
Example
More examples"The visitor sat across from me."
Etymology
Etymology 1
See sit.
Etymology 2
Clippings.
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