sat
1 Americanverb
abbreviation
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saturate.
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saturated.
abbreviation
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Saturday.
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Saturn.
abbreviation
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Saturday
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Saturn
adjective
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very tired; exhausted
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drunk
abbreviation
verb
Etymology
Origin of sat2
< Sanskrit: literally, being
Origin of SAT3
Originally an abbreviation of Scholastic Aptitude Test and later, Scholastic Assessment Test
Example Sentences
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At an event in March, Musk showed a rendering of a SpaceX “AI Sat Mini.”
From The Wall Street Journal • May 12, 2026
Sat behind a fringing machine at the mill, Hyslop, 28, deftly ran a dark cashmere fabric destined for a Spanish luxury brand through its frame, twisting the ends of the cloth into fringes.
From Barron's • Feb. 20, 2026
Sat next to Fifa president Gianni Infantino, Trump said he did not know Russia were banned from the tournament.
From BBC • May 7, 2025
"My Sat Nav took me all up country roads. I stopped a guy in the narrowest lane I've ever been down," he told BBC Radio Somerset.
From BBC • Jan. 31, 2025
Sat beneath the table, safe there, and Deen had pulled the dune grass from around his ponytail and held it out.
From "Orphan Island" by Laurel Snyder
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