Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun An abbreviation of
Saturday . - noun Preterit of
sit .
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- imp. of
sit .
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- verb Simple past tense and past participle of
sit . - verb UK, colloquial Present participle of
sit . - noun
satellite
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- noun the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the Sabbath by Jews and some Christians
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Examples
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She supposed he meant he was guilty for having thrown her life into disarray with his confession, and yet the word sat uneasily.
The Forgotten Garden Kate Morton 2009
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She supposed he meant he was guilty for having thrown her life into disarray with his confession, and yet the word sat uneasily.
The Forgotten Garden Kate Morton 2009
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She supposed he meant he was guilty for having thrown her life into disarray with his confession, and yet the word sat uneasily.
The Forgotten Garden Kate Morton 2009
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She supposed he meant he was guilty for having thrown her life into disarray with his confession, and yet the word sat uneasily.
The Forgotten Garden Kate Morton 2009
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She supposed he meant he was guilty for having thrown her life into disarray with his confession, and yet the word sat uneasily.
Kate Morton Ebook Collection Kate Morton 2008
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The word sat at the end of his sentence, invisible and yet impossible to ignore.
Casanegra Blair Underwood with Tananarive Due 2007
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In 2012, he'll have the honour of being the only non-Wallaby Australian Super Rugby captain, but said the tag sat well with him.
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I know that popping a sat is a huge mess but what about hitting suborbital ballistic missiles?
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my a&r guy my main contact at the label sat me down in his office and said he wanted to discuss the “leeds united” video.
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I bought some hummus and pita bread from the Chadra Mezza & Grill booth, and we again sat on the grass and listened to music while we ate.
adoarns commented on the word sat
The arterial blood oxygen saturation, a measure of how well the patient is getting oxygen from the air for his body. Usu. >90%. Often used in the plural: "What are his sats?"
Can be used as a verb: "He's satting well and appears to be breathing comfortably."
The negative is also acceptable: "He was breathing really hard and desatted quickly."
January 26, 2008