sat
/sæt/
Word Rarity
Uncommon
Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.64 in modern English
3
Scrabble Score
3
Letters
1
Syllables
3
Unique Chars
Meaning
verb
simple past and past participle of sit
adj
adj
adj
noun
Abbreviation of satellite (“artificial orbital body”).
noun
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)”).
noun
Abbreviation of satoshi (“a hundred-millionth of a bitcoin”).
noun
Level of saturation (especially of oxygen in the blood).
Example Sentences
- "I sat in the middle of the park."
- "Jill sat Jack down for a talk."
- "We sat ourselves down for dinner."
- "The children were sat at a low table. (informal; chiefly UK/Commonwealth)"
- "Hold on, I’m sat on my arse while I’m writing this."
- "Also, your blood pressure and oxygen sats – that's the amount of oxygen in your blood."
Etymology
Usage
- Countable
- Uncountable
- American usage
- British usage