Phrase guide

have a seat

verb · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

verb

Meaning 1

To sit down; to take a seat.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

verb

Meaning 2

A polite directive to sit down

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic

Examples

  • Thanks for coming in. Please, have a seat.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

50 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Arabic: جَلَسَ (jalasa) — to sit down
  • Azerbaijani: əyləşmək — to sit down
  • Azerbaijani: oturmaq — to sit down
  • Chinese Mandarin: 坐下 (zuòxià) — to sit down
  • Danish: sid ned — to sit down
  • Danish: tag plads — to sit down
  • Dutch: ga zitten — to sit down
  • Finnish: istuutua — to sit down
  • French: prendre place — to sit down
  • French: s'asseoir — to sit down
  • German: Platz nehmen — to sit down
  • German: sich setzen — to sit down
  • Hungarian: helyet foglal — to sit down
  • Japanese: 着席する (chakuseki-suru) — to sit down
  • Japanese: 座る (suwaru) — to sit down
  • Japanese: 腰掛ける (koshikakeru) — to sit down
  • Ojibwe: namadabi — to sit down
  • Persian: نشستن (nešastan) — to sit down
  • Portuguese: sentar — to sit down
  • Portuguese: sentar-se — to sit down
  • Russian: сади́ться (sadítʹsja) — to sit down
  • Russian: сесть (sestʹ) — to sit down
  • Russian: присе́сть (priséstʹ) — to sit down
  • Swedish: slå sig ned — to sit down
  • Turkish: oturmak — to sit down
  • Arabic: اِجْلِسْ (ijlis) — polite directive
  • Azerbaijani: əyləşin — polite directive
  • Chinese Mandarin: 請坐 /请坐 (qǐng zuò) — polite directive
  • Czech: posaďte se — polite directive
  • Finnish: istuutukaa — polite directive
  • French: asseyez-vous (je vous en prie or s'il vous plaît) — polite directive
  • Galician: senta — polite directive
  • German: nehmen Sie Platz — polite directive
  • German: nimm Platz — polite directive
  • Hungarian: foglaljon helyet — polite directive
  • Hungarian: foglaljanak helyet — polite directive
  • Hungarian: foglalj helyet — polite directive
  • Hungarian: foglaljatok helyet — polite directive
  • Indonesian: silahkan duduk — polite directive
  • Japanese: 座ってください (suwatte kudasai) — polite directive
  • Ojibwe: namadabin — polite directive
  • Persian: بفرمایید بنشینید — polite directive
  • Persian: بفرمایید — polite directive
  • Portuguese: sente-se — polite directive
  • Russian: сади́тесь, пожа́луйста (sadítesʹ, požálujsta) — polite directive
  • Russian: приса́живайтесь (prisáživajtesʹ) — polite directive
  • Spanish: siéntate — polite directive
  • Spanish: siéntese — polite directive
  • Spanish: tome asiento — polite directive
  • Swedish: slå dig ned — polite directive