sat
verb
a simple past tense and past participle of sit.
sat
1 American
[sat]
/ sæt /
verb
sat
2
American
[suht]
/ sʌt /
SAT
3
American
Trademark.
sat.
4
American
abbreviation
-
saturate.
-
saturated.
Sat.
5
American
abbreviation
-
Saturday.
-
Saturn.
Sat.
1
British
abbreviation
-
Saturday
-
Saturn
sat
2
British
/ sʌt /
adjective
-
very tired; exhausted
-
drunk
SAT
3
British
abbreviation
sat
4
British
/ sæt /
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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PARIS—Zinédine Zidane, one of the most decorated coaches in European soccer and greatest players of his generation, had sat on the sidelines for five years, waiting for precisely this job.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026
A jury convicted him of a misdemeanor anyway, on the theory that a single six-pack sat in plain view, and a judge gave him the statutory minimum: a $1,500 fine and three days in jail.
From Slate ● Jul. 28, 2026
Both sat at my feet, sphinx-like, for hours during my pandemic-era Zoom calls, Hook waiting to sit on my lap, Cosmo to lie by my side.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026
Apple has largely sat on the sidelines of the AI spending craze while the rest of the “Magnificent Seven” tech giants continue to increase their capex levels.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 27, 2026
Lloyd sat studying the fire, wanting with his whole heart to believe.
From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck
Students applying by Dec. 1, 2026, for fall 2027 admission will not have to submit SAT or ACT scores, and the university has not decided whether requirements will change for fall 2028 or later.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 23, 2026
A UC faculty task force recommended keeping the SAT in 2020, but the regents overruled it and voted to develop a UC-specific test that a committee later determined would take too long to create.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
An influential UC admissions committee abruptly pulls back its road map for studying whether the university should reinstate SAT tests in admissions.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 14, 2026
UC had carefully laid out the road map: One work group would have investigated “the advantages and disadvantages” of relying on SAT and ACT scores and California’s 11th-grade Smarter Balanced assessment.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 2026
I get straight A's, and my mom's had me taking the SAT since I was twelve, just for practice.
From "How It Went Down" by Kekla Magoon
“I knew she had been on a rough road but there she sat. That took guts. She still has that spark,” says Spencer, now vice-president of institutional advancement at the university.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 8, 2020
Various dates and times; starts sat., ends Nov. 15.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2019
“We sat. We discussed the battle. He remembered everything up to the minute,” Naimo said.
From Washington Times ● Jul. 16, 2017
On the nine year old’s Facebook page, she has posted a message: “Zombie hunting at the ranch in lochart in sat. wish us luck.”
From The Guardian ● Jul. 25, 2014
"Oh, he'll finish sat., too, if he doesn't sight another craft flying pink hair ribbons."
From Dave Darrin's Fourth Year at Annapolis by Hancock, H. Irving (Harrie Irving)
A strong winter storm will impact the region Thu. into Sat., with potential blizzard conditions Thu. eve into Fri. eve.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 19, 2022
Though the company’s Italian website remained live, outlets in Turin, Parma, Rome and elsewhere offered the same discouraging message: “Sun. to Sat. CLOSED.”
From New York Times ● Aug. 9, 2022
National Portrait Gallery, Eighth and F streets NW; opens Sat., then Tuesdays through Sundays, 11:30 a.m.-6 p.m., free.
From Washington Post ● Jan. 25, 2017
Effective the first Sat. in June, no minimum size for hatchery trout.
From Seattle Times ● May 24, 2016
Käthe’s gone back to Alsace and I’m waiting for the moon again—everything in place and we’ve had confirmation of a bomber flypast planned for Sat. night—whether or not Op.
From "Code Name Verity" by Elizabeth Wein
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