Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

take a pew

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.41 in modern English

Syllables: take a pew
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

8

Letters

1

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To take a seat; to sit down.

British usage

Example Sentences

"There are many ways of inviting a person to seat himself. The genial ‘take a pew’ of one's equal inspires confidence. The raucous ‘sit down in front’ of the frenzied pit, when you stand up to get a better view of the stage, is not so pleasant."
""Oh!" he said, looking round him with his chin a little in the air, "am I intruding, Turl?" . . . "Not at all, Berryman—take a pew!""
""Come in," he said cheerily. "I'm delighted to see you. Take a pew.""
""Come in. Come in. Take a pew. Cigarette?""

Usage

British usage

Inflected Forms

takes a pew (present, singular) taking a pew (participle, present) took a pew (past) taken a pew (participle, past) pull up a pew (alternative)

Questions

What does take a pew mean?: To take a seat; to sit down.

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