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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
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
No etymology was provided for this word.
Across languages
Translations
50 source translations are retained for this English entry.
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Arabic:
جَلَسَ
(jalasa)
— to sit down
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Azerbaijani:
əyləşmək
— to sit down
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Azerbaijani:
oturmaq
— to sit down
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Chinese Mandarin:
坐下
(zuòxià)
— to sit down
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Danish:
sid ned
— to sit down
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Danish:
tag plads
— to sit down
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Dutch:
ga zitten
— to sit down
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Finnish:
istuutua
— to sit down
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French:
prendre place
— to sit down
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French:
s'asseoir
— to sit down
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German:
Platz nehmen
— to sit down
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German:
sich setzen
— to sit down
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Hungarian:
helyet foglal
— to sit down
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Japanese:
着席する
(chakuseki-suru)
— to sit down
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Japanese:
座る
(suwaru)
— to sit down
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Japanese:
腰掛ける
(koshikakeru)
— to sit down
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Ojibwe:
namadabi
— to sit down
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Persian:
نشستن
(nešastan)
— to sit down
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Portuguese:
sentar
— to sit down
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Portuguese:
sentar-se
— to sit down
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Russian:
сади́ться
(sadítʹsja)
— to sit down
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Russian:
сесть
(sestʹ)
— to sit down
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Russian:
присе́сть
(priséstʹ)
— to sit down
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Swedish:
slå sig ned
— to sit down
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Turkish:
oturmak
— to sit down
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Arabic:
اِجْلِسْ
(ijlis)
— polite directive
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Azerbaijani:
əyləşin
— polite directive
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Chinese Mandarin:
請坐 /请坐
(qǐng zuò)
— polite directive
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Czech:
posaďte se
— polite directive
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Finnish:
istuutukaa
— polite directive
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French:
asseyez-vous (je vous en prie or s'il vous plaît)
— polite directive
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Galician:
senta
— polite directive
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German:
nehmen Sie Platz
— polite directive
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German:
nimm Platz
— polite directive
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Hungarian:
foglaljon helyet
— polite directive
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Hungarian:
foglaljanak helyet
— polite directive
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Hungarian:
foglalj helyet
— polite directive
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Hungarian:
foglaljatok helyet
— polite directive
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Indonesian:
silahkan duduk
— polite directive
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Japanese:
座ってください
(suwatte kudasai)
— polite directive
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Ojibwe:
namadabin
— polite directive
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Persian:
بفرمایید بنشینید
— polite directive
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Persian:
بفرمایید
— polite directive
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Portuguese:
sente-se
— polite directive
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Russian:
сади́тесь, пожа́луйста
(sadítesʹ, požálujsta)
— polite directive
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Russian:
приса́живайтесь
(prisáživajtesʹ)
— polite directive
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Spanish:
siéntate
— polite directive
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Spanish:
siéntese
— polite directive
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Spanish:
tome asiento
— polite directive
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Swedish:
slå dig ned
— polite directive